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Anderson Knob

Anderson Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Anderson Knob rises to 595 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Chamberlain Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31660685, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
595 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.90007, -85.15330

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 31
  • Meadow Park Lake: 3.2 mi
  • Private Village Green - Residents Only: 6.9 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 7.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
  • Obed River Park: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 7.9 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 11.0 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 13.0 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 19.6 mi
  • George's Hole: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • George's Hole: 19.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Roadside Table: 20.9 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 21.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Dripping Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 14.9 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 12.1 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 21.8 mi
  • Troop 45: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Anderson Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSE 130°931 m12.8 mi
Dorton KnobSE 126°910 m11.9 mi
Brady MountainESE 116°893 m11.4 mi
Bear Den MountainESE 123°893 m12.8 mi
Black MountainE 99°862 m14.7 mi
Big Rock MountainE 87°824 m16.6 mi
Worthington KnobSSE 158°775 m15.7 mi
Gort KnobSE 145°774 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2519:2320:01
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4815:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946556370747367564639
Precip in4.95.15.45.55.24.95.53.64.13.14.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crossville MEM AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1275721 — Anderson Knob, Cumberland County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356785349

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