Bascom Irvin Knob
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
- 5.4 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whig Cove · 20 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 20 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 20 mi
- Haw Knob · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fate Irvin Knob: 0.3 mi
- Kelso Knob: 0.9 mi
- Almon Knob: 1.8 mi
- Atkins Knob: 2.0 mi
- Moses Mountain: 2.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Company A: 9.5 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 9.6 mi
- M60 Tank: 11.0 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 9.5 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 9.6 mi
- The Lost Sea: 11.0 mi
- All Nations Cross: 19.3 mi
- Prayer Mountain: 19.4 mi
- White Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Ward Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Henegar Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 4.4 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 9.5 mi
- Swift Museum: 10.5 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 13.4 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 16.2 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 13.7 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 18.0 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 18.1 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 21.7 mi
- Calderwood: 23.1 mi
- Cute: 24.2 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 18.1 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 19.9 mi
- Parksville Beach: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Bascom Irvin Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | SSW 211° | 721 m | 5.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | S 177° | 702 m | 10.8 mi |
| Cataska Mountain | S 170° | 676 m | 7.4 mi |
| Borin Top | S 170° | 676 m | 7.4 mi |
| Borin Top | S 170° | 675 m | 7.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 222° | 630 m | 7.4 mi |
| Locust Mountain | SW 218° | 620 m | 9.4 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | SW 220° | 603 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:19 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356883949
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