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Balding Knob

Balding Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Balding Knob rises to 237 m in Tennessee. Campbell Hill stands 270 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Slaughter Hill, a peak 5.3 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 28 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31661363, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
237 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01978, -87.62530

Overlooks nearby

74 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Parks: 19
  • Asbury Park: 9.5 mi
  • Missionary Park: 9.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
  • J Dan Buckner Park: 13.0 mi
  • Henslee Park: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Nolan Spring: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Missionary Park Picnic Site: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Steam Engine: 13.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balding Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Campbell HillSE 129°270 m21.7 mi
Brown HillESE 114°256 m21.3 mi
Tanbark HillESE 108°247 m8.0 mi
Slaughter HillNNW 336°246 m5.3 mi
Center Avenue HillENE 74°245 m13.5 mi
Buzzard RoostSE 129°236 m16.1 mi
Brown HillE 85°233 m20.7 mi
Garner HillESE 118°233 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3519:3320:11
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice06:5816:0116:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149596674777670594841
Precip in4.34.95.44.95.84.04.63.43.44.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dickson, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356786317

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