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Bailey Knob

Bailey Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bailey Knob rises to 440 m in Tennessee. Bryson Mountain stands 976 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob, a peak 2.4 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31660938, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
440 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.40563, -83.93881

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
Historic sites: 20
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 9
  • Campbell County Historical: 10.2 mi
  • Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 13.2 mi
  • Lenoir Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Norris Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Museum of Appalachia: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 15.0 mi
  • Tri-State Point: 19.9 mi
  • Aspire: 24.0 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.7 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Bailey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bryson MountainNNE 27°976 m12.7 mi
Stout KnobN 351°892 m4.8 mi
Nicholson MountainNE 38°873 m14.0 mi
Rich MountainNNE 18°860 m12.6 mi
Walnut MountainW 278°859 m15.0 mi
Koker KnobNNW 329°850 m5.3 mi
Horseshoe MountainNNE 25°803 m10.1 mi
Steamboat RockWNW 286°779 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:1920:1920:58
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4416:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566471747468574638
Precip in5.15.45.55.84.34.95.44.34.13.44.05.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356786107

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