Baker Knob
Baker Knob rises to 849 m in Tennessee. Cosby Knob stands 1,585 m to the south, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hall Top, a peak 1.3 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31661019, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 849 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 17.1 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 21.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 20 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 22 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 22 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Forbidden Caverns: 10.6 mi
- Parrot Mountain and Gardens: 20.0 mi
- Jayell Ranch Adventure Park: 20.8 mi
- Tennessee Tornado: 20.8 mi
- Wild Eagle: 20.8 mi
- Hall Top: 1.3 mi
- Hall Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Stone Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Raines Knob: 1.7 mi
- Rich Top: 1.7 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 2.6 mi
- Hen Wallow Falls: 7.9 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 6.8 mi
- Bryant Town Park: 6.8 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 7.1 mi
- Newport City Park: 8.3 mi
- Chestnut Hill Park: 10.6 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 6.8 mi
- McNabb Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Cat Stairs: 14.2 mi
- Cliff: 15.4 mi
- Tennessee Museum of Aviation: 20.6 mi
- Chasing Rainbows Museum: 21.1 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 21.3 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 22.2 mi
- Sevier County Heritage Museum: 22.3 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 16.4 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 16.9 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 13.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 14.8 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 22.1 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 22.1 mi
- Masonic Monument: 22.4 mi
- Burnett Spring: 5.4 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 8.6 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 8.7 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 11.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 13.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 2.8 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 12.9 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 19.2 mi
- Bear: 21.3 mi
- Dolly Parton: 22.4 mi
- Veterans Statue: 22.4 mi
- Fish: 22.4 mi
- Greenbrier: 15.8 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 24.6 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 16.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 21.5 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 19.8 mi
- Vista Gardens: 21.5 mi
- Wasp: 13.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Baker Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosby Knob | S 187° | 1,585 m | 9.0 mi |
| Snake Den Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,579 m | 9.5 mi |
| Ross Knob | S 191° | 1,549 m | 9.4 mi |
| Sunup Knob | S 182° | 1,534 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Cammerer | S 178° | 1,502 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rocky Face Mountain | S 187° | 1,417 m | 7.9 mi |
| Camel Hump Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,391 m | 8.9 mi |
| Snowbird Mountain | SE 127° | 1,295 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356883928
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