Bald Knob
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
- 20.7 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dukes Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Mitchell Knob: 3.3 mi
- Tandy Knob: 3.9 mi
- Bone Cave Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Doyle Hill: 4.0 mi
- 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
- Lost Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.6 mi
- Virgin Falls: 8.8 mi
- Big Laurel Falls: 10.1 mi
- Piney Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
- Medley Arch: 7.4 mi
- Copper Cliff: 11.9 mi
- Stillhouse Rock: 21.1 mi
- Ivy Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Harris Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Sunset Rock: 10.4 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 11.6 mi
- George's Hole: 12.3 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 14.7 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 3.8 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 4.0 mi
- Soard Properties Museum: 24.9 mi
- George's Hole: 12.3 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 14.3 mi
- The Pink Elephant: 24.1 mi
- Pinhook: 13.8 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Mountain | SSE 163° | 649 m | 16.4 mi |
| Hitchcox Mountain | SSE 166° | 647 m | 17.3 mi |
| Smartt Mountain | S 170° | 645 m | 15.7 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | SSE 157° | 633 m | 16.3 mi |
| Hills Mountain | S 172° | 622 m | 15.9 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 160° | 617 m | 15.1 mi |
| Dugger Hill | E 82° | 617 m | 15.7 mi |
| Big Level | E 80° | 617 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta Wastewater Plant, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356842751
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