Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 985 m in Tennessee. Big Fodderstack stands 1,013 m to the southeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Squire Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31661228, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 985 m
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 17.7 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Squire Knob: 0.6 mi
- Little Fork Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Bird Mountain: 1.2 mi
- The Garden Spot: 1.3 mi
- Stallion Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area: 2.1 mi
- Solomon Park and Civic Center: 7.4 mi
- RC Park: 8.9 mi
- Arrow Head Park: 10.3 mi
- Nemo Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria: 13.9 mi
- International Friendship Bell: 15.0 mi
- K-33: 15.4 mi
- K-31: 15.6 mi
- K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant): 15.7 mi
- Image Wall: 14.0 mi
- Sheep Rock: 17.3 mi
- McCoy Rocks: 17.5 mi
- Bull Bluff: 19.0 mi
- River Ridge: 19.4 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 10.2 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 14.1 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 14.9 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 15.4 mi
- K-25 History Center: 16.1 mi
- Massengil Spring: 11.4 mi
- Delozier Spring: 18.6 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 18.9 mi
- Poplar Spring: 19.7 mi
- Rose Spring: 23.9 mi
- Abandoned Train: 4.5 mi
- Train Cars: 12.2 mi
- Winona General Store: 15.1 mi
- Aspire: 19.4 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 21.4 mi
- Fork Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Montgomery: 9.0 mi
- Wheat: 16.0 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 16.5 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 21.8 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 1.0 mi
- Debord Falls: 1.5 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 20.7 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 21.9 mi
- Diocese Arch: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Fodderstack | SE 142° | 1,013 m | 4.3 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | E 88° | 1,008 m | 8.6 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,007 m | 1.3 mi |
| Squire Knob | SE 142° | 1,002 m | 0.6 mi |
| Frozen Head | S 174° | 1,001 m | 2.4 mi |
| Burge Mountain | ENE 66° | 993 m | 3.8 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NE 44° | 988 m | 1.4 mi |
| American Knob | SE 132° | 984 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancing 6 NW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356786309
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