Ayers Knob
Ayers Knob rises to 576 m in Tennessee. Rich Knob stands 1,295 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Graveyard Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 16 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31660884, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 576 m
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 21.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 28.7 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 27 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 27 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wells Park: 4.4 mi
- Island Park: 4.4 mi
- Over Mountain Men Victory Memorial Trail: 4.6 mi
- Bluff City Playground: 4.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 1.8 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 3.3 mi
- Zachs Knob: 3.3 mi
- Beaver Creek Knobs: 3.7 mi
- Strawberry Ridge: 4.5 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Cobra: 7.9 mi
- Memorial Tower: 8.7 mi
- gross/morrel homestead: 9.2 mi
- Massengill Monument: 10.4 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Dorn Bluff: 10.2 mi
- McAfee Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Moody Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 7.8 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 9.0 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 13.3 mi
- Car Museum: 14.9 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum: 15.0 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 2.3 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 2.9 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 9.9 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 14.8 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 15.1 mi
- Abrams Falls: 10.3 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 14.4 mi
- Laurel Falls: 20.1 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 21.7 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 22.3 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 5.2 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 5.6 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 14.3 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 18.5 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 21.8 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 24.2 mi
- Junaluska: 15.1 mi
- Heartwood: 20.0 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 20.2 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 15.0 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 18.5 mi
- Hampton Spring: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ayers Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Knob | E 95° | 1,295 m | 17.6 mi |
| Holston Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,264 m | 13.4 mi |
| Holston High Knob | ESE 113° | 1,261 m | 13.4 mi |
| Locust Knob | E 94° | 1,223 m | 17.8 mi |
| Cross Mountain | E 99° | 1,103 m | 18.5 mi |
| Delaney Mountain | E 88° | 1,036 m | 17.9 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | S 189° | 1,005 m | 18.7 mi |
| White Rock | S 187° | 980 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bristol AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356785977
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 8 mi
- Elizabethton · 14 mi
- Kingsport · 14 mi
- Johnson City · 15 mi
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