Babbs Knob
Babbs Knob rises to 539 m in Tennessee. Big Butt stands 1,467 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshall Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 24 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31660901, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 539 m
How to reach it
- 23.8 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 24.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 24.9 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 26.1 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 26 mi
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baileyton Community Park: 5.6 mi
- Tusculum City Park: 6.1 mi
- Tusculum University Historical District: 6.3 mi
- The Big Spring: 7.0 mi
- Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: 7.3 mi
- Marshall Knob: 0.3 mi
- Joe Knob: 0.4 mi
- Jake Knob: 0.7 mi
- Cheroy Hill: 5.3 mi
- Lost Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 10.7 mi
- The Cliffs: 11.2 mi
- Yarprough Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Yarbrough Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Miller Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Pete's Branch Falls: 14.6 mi
- Margarette Falls: 14.8 mi
- Squibb Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 16.8 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 7.2 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 7.3 mi
- Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant: 13.9 mi
- Rod Armstrong Building: 15.5 mi
- Hale Springs Inn: 15.5 mi
- Doak House Museum: 6.2 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 7.3 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 7.3 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 8.5 mi
- Swift Museum: 15.8 mi
- Overlook Access: 19.8 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 21.1 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 24.0 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 5.3 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 6.3 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 21.2 mi
- Junaluska: 23.2 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 21.5 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 24.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 19.6 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Poor Valley Creek: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Babbs Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Butt | SE 146° | 1,467 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,327 m | 16.0 mi |
| Andrew Johnson Mountain | SSE 152° | 1,283 m | 16.0 mi |
| Greystone Mountain | SSE 156° | 996 m | 14.0 mi |
| Round Knob | SSE 156° | 993 m | 14.8 mi |
| Chimneytop | NNE 26° | 945 m | 11.2 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | NNE 26° | 926 m | 11.3 mi |
| Fodderstack Mountain | NNE 14° | 839 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:14 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeneville EXP STN, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356785994
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 23 mi
- Johnson City · 25 mi
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