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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. River Road Scenic Byway passes 325 miles off.

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
Historic sites: 15
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

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Bare Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Locust KnobENE 74°412 m6.8 mi
Hickory HillNE 40°405 m2.6 mi
Gowen KnobNE 47°399 m12.4 mi
Pilot KnobENE 60°396 m9.0 mi
Soapstone HillNE 44°386 m2.2 mi
Gilly HillENE 76°386 m15.4 mi
Versailles KnobNW 311°381 m9.6 mi
Prater HillENE 58°378 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 5080 °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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