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Bascom Irvin Knob

Bascom Irvin Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bascom Irvin Knob rises to 412 m in Tennessee. Black Mountain stands 721 m to the south-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fate Irvin Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 5.4 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31661550, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
412 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.38341, -84.37298

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Englewood Mini-Park: 7.0 mi
  • Englewood Park: 7.0 mi
  • Kefauver Park: 8.1 mi
  • Rotary Park: 9.4 mi
  • L&N Depot Park: 9.5 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls: 22
  • Bald River Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Baby Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 12.9 mi
  • Lowry Falls: 14.4 mi
  • North Shoal Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 7
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 18.0 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Bascom Irvin Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainSSW721 m5.8 mi
Cataska MountainS676 m7.4 mi
Borin TopS675 m7.4 mi
Round MountainSW630 m7.4 mi
Locust MountainSW620 m9.4 mi
Chestnut MountainSW603 m10.0 mi
Round TopSE573 m9.6 mi
Peaked TopENE565 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:49
June solstice06:2420:1920:56
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4316:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351596875787771594842
Precip in4.64.94.94.84.94.55.34.14.13.24.85.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356883949

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