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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.15702, -84.46299

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 27
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 12
Springs: 7
  • 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
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Emory Gap Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Debord Falls: 1.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Diocese Arch: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big FodderstackSE 142°1,013 m4.3 mi
Buffalo MountainE 88°1,008 m8.6 mi
Stallion MountainESE 118°1,007 m1.3 mi
Squire KnobSE 142°1,002 m0.6 mi
Frozen HeadS 174°1,001 m2.4 mi
Burge MountainENE 66°993 m3.8 mi
Walnut KnobNE 44°988 m1.4 mi
American KnobSE 132°984 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2220:2120:59
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:4616:4817:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566471747367574639
Precip in4.84.65.05.94.75.15.73.44.33.33.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancing 6 NW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356786309

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