Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 1,318 m in Tennessee. Whitetop Mountain stands 1,684 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cut Laurel Knob, a peak 2.0 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31661194, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,318 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 15.2 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 20.6 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grandview Overlook · 22 mi
- Carroll Gap Overlook · 23 mi
- Mount Jefferson View · 23 mi
- Osborne Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cut Laurel Knob: 2.0 mi
- Winnie Knob: 2.5 mi
- Forge Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Catface Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Willen Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Ralph Stout Park: 5.4 mi
- Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- Laurel Creek Park: 9.3 mi
- Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
- Kettlefoot Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 8.8 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 9.3 mi
- Listening Rock: 13.9 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 14.3 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 17.6 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 9.2 mi
- Heartwood: 20.1 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 20.5 mi
- Hellbenders: 20.5 mi
- Time and Honor: 20.5 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 8.5 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 9.1 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 10.0 mi
- Bluff Mountain Falls: 12.5 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 5.3 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 8.5 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 9.0 mi
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 14.8 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 14.9 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 5.6 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 14.8 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 15.3 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 19.6 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 19.8 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 8.0 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 20.1 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 20.3 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 20.7 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 20.7 mi
- Trials Playground: 8.1 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 11.6 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Backbone Rock: 7.6 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 19.5 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 20.3 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 23.9 mi
- Boiling Spring: 4.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 5.2 mi
- Brig Spring: 7.1 mi
- Elk Shoals: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitetop Mountain | NE 37° | 1,684 m | 10.8 mi |
| The Peak | SSE 150° | 1,573 m | 8.8 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | NE 35° | 1,553 m | 10.3 mi |
| Three Top Mountain | SE 129° | 1,530 m | 9.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,513 m | 10.0 mi |
| Pond Mountain | NE 42° | 1,511 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | NE 46° | 1,480 m | 11.0 mi |
| Three Top Mountain Middle Peak | ESE 120° | 1,411 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:35 | 17:16 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356883934
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- Bristol · 27 mi
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