Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 617 m in Tennessee. Pinnacle Mountain stands 1,074 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 18 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31661297, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 617 m
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 27.0 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 26.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 28 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 28 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller Knob: 1.6 mi
- Cruickshank Knob: 3.2 mi
- Greene Hill: 3.8 mi
- Old Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Shannon Knob: 6.7 mi
- Golden Oak Park: 3.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 3.4 mi
- Lincoln Park: 3.4 mi
- Jimmy Neil Smith Park: 3.4 mi
- Mill Spring Park: 3.5 mi
- McAfee Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Baker Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Dorn Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Carillion: 7.5 mi
- Massengill Monument: 8.1 mi
- Eagle Scout Dedication: 9.5 mi
- Tipton Cemetery: 9.5 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 14.6 mi
- Sill Branch Falls: 15.2 mi
- Pine Ridge Falls: 15.5 mi
- Josiah Falls: 15.9 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 16.6 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex: 3.1 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum: 3.1 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 3.4 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 3.5 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 3.6 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 7.9 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 8.1 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 12.4 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 14.8 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 18.1 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 10.3 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 15.4 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 17.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 22.2 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 22.6 mi
- Junaluska: 6.1 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Hampton Spring: 18.2 mi
- Lost Cove: 19.4 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 20.5 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Mountain | SE 142° | 1,074 m | 11.0 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SE 142° | 1,048 m | 11.0 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SE 124° | 1,005 m | 9.4 mi |
| White Rock | ESE 119° | 980 m | 10.0 mi |
| Chimneytop | WNW 291° | 945 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cherokee Mountain | SE 133° | 931 m | 8.9 mi |
| Honeycomb Mountain | ESE 122° | 928 m | 14.9 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | WNW 291° | 926 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bristol AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1327491 — Bald Knob, Washington County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356883930
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 8 mi
- Elizabethton · 14 mi
- Kingsport · 14 mi
- Bristol · 24 mi
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