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Bakers Knob

Bakers Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bakers Knob rises to 275 m in Tennessee. Blaylock Mountain stands 593 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Lick Creek Recreation Area, a park 2.8 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 21 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31661069, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
275 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.32339, -85.75887

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 60
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 12
Museums: 10
  • Granville Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 11.8 mi
  • The Eads Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Baxter Visitor Center and Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Soard Properties Museum: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 17.5 mi
  • Standing Stone State Park: 24.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 10.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bakers Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blaylock MountainESE 111°593 m24.8 mi
Willet MountainESE 114°560 m23.6 mi
Jones MountainESE 116°524 m21.8 mi
Miller MountainENE 73°502 m24.4 mi
Reynolds MountainENE 71°489 m23.8 mi
Phifer MountainSE 131°487 m24.7 mi
Goodpasture MountainENE 64°453 m19.3 mi
Buck MountainESE 124°452 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2118:55
June solstice05:2619:2620:05
September equinox06:3218:0818:42
December solstice06:5215:5216:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048576674777670584739
Precip in4.84.95.34.75.55.54.94.13.43.73.95.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesboro, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1276195 — Bakers Knob, Jackson County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356786262

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