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Bare Knob

Bare Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bare Knob rises to 362 m in Tennessee. Locust Knob stands 412 m to the east-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ransom Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31661448, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
362 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.62868, -86.41083

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 19.6 mi
  • Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 24.5 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 24.6 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Maney Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Natural Spring House: 17.4 mi
  • Short Spring: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 24.5 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Bare Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Locust KnobENE412 m6.8 mi
Hickory HillNE405 m2.6 mi
Gowen KnobNE399 m12.4 mi
Pilot KnobENE396 m9.0 mi
Soapstone HillNE386 m2.2 mi
Gilly HillENE386 m15.4 mi
Versailles KnobNW381 m9.6 mi
Prater HillENE378 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:3119:2720:05
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5215:5716:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576573767670584740
Precip in4.95.35.85.05.05.04.94.04.43.74.15.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Christiana 5W, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356786412

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