Atkins Knob
Atkins Knob rises to 413 m in Tennessee. Waucheesi Mountain stands 1,105 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Moses Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31660850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 413 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 27.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 18 mi
- Whig Cove · 18 mi
- Haw Knob · 19 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Moses Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Kelso Knob: 1.1 mi
- Fate Irvin Knob: 1.7 mi
- Jones Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Bascom Irvin Knob: 2.0 mi
- Kefauver Park: 7.5 mi
- Englewood Park: 8.3 mi
- Englewood Mini-Park: 8.3 mi
- Houston Park: 8.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 11.5 mi
- Baby Falls: 10.6 mi
- Bald River Falls: 10.6 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 14.0 mi
- Falls Branch Falls: 15.9 mi
- Lowry Falls: 16.4 mi
- The Lost Sea: 10.7 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 11.5 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 11.6 mi
- Greenback Castle: 18.4 mi
- All Nations Cross: 19.7 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Company A: 11.5 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
- M60 Tank: 12.7 mi
- White Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Ward Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 3.4 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 11.5 mi
- Swift Museum: 12.2 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 14.4 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 14.8 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 19.6 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 19.6 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 20.3 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 15.3 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 19.1 mi
- Poplar Spring: 24.6 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 18.5 mi
- Calderwood: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Atkins Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waucheesi Mountain | SE 140° | 1,105 m | 11.0 mi |
| Gravelstand Top | SE 132° | 924 m | 10.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 218° | 721 m | 7.7 mi |
| Borin Top | S 183° | 676 m | 8.3 mi |
| Cataska Mountain | S 183° | 676 m | 8.3 mi |
| Borin Top | S 183° | 675 m | 8.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 226° | 630 m | 9.3 mi |
| Tellico Mountain | SSE 156° | 587 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:19 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1327478 — Atkins Knob, Monroe County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356883915
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