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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31661194, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1318 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.51318, -81.72178

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
Attractions: 24
Waterfalls: 16
  • 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
Artworks: 16
  • 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
Historic sites: 14
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 5.3 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 8.5 mi
  • AT2020: 8.5 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 9.0 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 9.1 mi
Museums: 12
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Boiling Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Cave Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Brig Spring: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitetop MountainNE 37°1,684 m10.8 mi
The PeakSSE 150°1,573 m8.8 mi
Buzzard RockNE 35°1,553 m10.3 mi
Three Top MountainSE 129°1,530 m9.8 mi
Beech MountainNNE 32°1,513 m10.0 mi
Pond MountainNE 42°1,511 m5.7 mi
Bluff MountainNE 46°1,480 m11.0 mi
Three Top Mountain Middle PeakESE 120°1,411 m10.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1120:49
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3616:3517:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536168717065554538
Precip in3.73.44.14.35.14.55.04.23.32.82.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356883934

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