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Bear Knob

Bear Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Knob rises to 547 m in Tennessee. Hampton Mountain stands 616 m to the south-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cub Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Overton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31661781, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
547 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.29479, -85.18024

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
Cliffs: 23
  • Rocky Bar: 6.2 mi
  • Jane Bend Overlook: 9.4 mi
  • Ding Dong Rock: 9.5 mi
  • Big Piney Overlook: 9.6 mi
  • Swift Ford Overlook: 9.8 mi
Museums: 10
  • Overton County Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Monterey Depot Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Old Jail: 16.6 mi
  • Old Jail Museum: 16.6 mi
  • Cookeville History Museum: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 8
  • East Point Marina: 11.2 mi
  • East Fork Stables: 12.6 mi
  • good landing beach: 15.1 mi
  • Sunset Marina: 16.5 mi
  • launch site for kayak: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Upper Waterloo Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Waterloo Falls: 16.0 mi
  • City Lake Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Wash Morgan Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Savannah Falls: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Standing Stone State Park: 10.0 mi
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • The Pink Elephant: 21.3 mi
  • Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Bear Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hampton MountainSSW 204°616 m8.6 mi
Tyler MountainSSW 206°597 m7.4 mi
Blaylock MountainSW 233°593 m11.5 mi
Green Pond MountainS 175°592 m6.3 mi
Verble KnobsS 189°587 m12.1 mi
Copeland MountainSSW 209°585 m7.3 mi
Harris MountainWSW 247°582 m5.8 mi
Gunter MountainS 190°580 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2419:2420:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:5016:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576573777670584840
Precip in4.74.75.04.84.74.74.64.33.92.93.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston Radio Wliv, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356786848

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