Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 581 m in Tennessee. Worthington Knob stands 775 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Salzer Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1276209).
Wikidata Q31661262, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 581 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Salzer Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Kellog Knob: 2.8 mi
- Bradden Knob: 3.3 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 4.4 mi
- Cowen Knob: 6.9 mi
- Fall Creek Falls State Park: 4.7 mi
- Latimer Scout Reservation: 5.7 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Spencer City Park: 8.7 mi
- Bledsoe County Ball Park: 9.3 mi
- Rockhouse Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Coon Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Bridgestone-Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 18.1 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 18.2 mi
- Shut-in Gap Road Area: 18.6 mi
- Hinch Mountain Area: 18.6 mi
- Medley Arch: 4.7 mi
- Copper Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 17.6 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Indian Head Point Overlook: 21.0 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 9.2 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 9.4 mi
- Military Memorial Museum: 22.2 mi
- Native Stone Museum: 22.3 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 22.4 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 4.5 mi
- George's Hole: 4.5 mi
- Sunset Rock: 15.3 mi
- Head of the Sequatchie River: 17.4 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 21.6 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 21.3 mi
- Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 22.4 mi
- Clarence Darrow: 22.4 mi
- Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 24.9 mi
- George's Hole: 4.5 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 24.9 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 9.9 mi
- Dripping Spring: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington Knob | E 98° | 775 m | 14.3 mi |
| Clayton Knob | E 100° | 749 m | 14.2 mi |
| Lee Knob | E 94° | 697 m | 14.9 mi |
| Potato Knob | ESE 113° | 679 m | 13.3 mi |
| Wright Mountain | SSW 208° | 649 m | 11.1 mi |
| Hitchcox Mountain | SSW 208° | 647 m | 12.4 mi |
| Smartt Mountain | SW 217° | 645 m | 12.1 mi |
| Pink Knob | SSW 206° | 641 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:53 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fall Creek Falls SP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356786302
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