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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 435 m in Tennessee. Wright Mountain stands 649 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dukes Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1304937)

Wikidata Q31661281, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
435 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.80201, -85.48136

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 34
  • Spencer City Park: 4.2 mi
  • Pearson Park: 8.7 mi
  • Beecher Wallace Homestead: 9.1 mi
  • Rockhouse State Memorial: 9.3 mi
  • Rock Island State Rustic Park: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 18
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Sunset Rock: 10.4 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 11.6 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 11.7 mi
  • George's Hole: 12.3 mi
  • Cumberland Caverns: 14.7 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • George's Hole: 12.3 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 14.3 mi
  • The Pink Elephant: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wright MountainSSE 163°649 m16.4 mi
Hitchcox MountainSSE 166°647 m17.3 mi
Smartt MountainS 170°645 m15.7 mi
Horseshoe MountainSSE 157°633 m16.3 mi
Pilot KnobE 90°624 m16.0 mi
Hills MountainS 172°622 m15.9 mi
Buck KnobSSE 160°617 m15.1 mi
Dugger HillE 82°617 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2719:2420:02
September equinox06:3118:0718:40
December solstice06:4915:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674777670594841
Precip in5.15.15.65.35.05.54.84.44.03.34.56.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta Wastewater Plant, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356842751

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