Bear Knob
Bear Knob rises to 917 m in Tennessee. Redoak Mountain stands 1,027 m to the east, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Arch Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31661763, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 917 m
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Arch Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Smoky Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Burge Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bootjack Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area: 6.6 mi
- RC Park: 8.9 mi
- Arrow Head Park: 11.5 mi
- Solomon Park and Civic Center: 12.4 mi
- Pine Hill Community Park: 12.4 mi
- Why Miners Fought: 12.4 mi
- Convict Lease System: 12.4 mi
- Coal Creek War: 12.4 mi
- Militia Hill: 12.5 mi
- American Chestnuts: 12.5 mi
- River Ridge: 15.5 mi
- McCoy Rocks: 16.6 mi
- Sheep Rock: 18.5 mi
- Image Wall: 18.8 mi
- Bull Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 11.2 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 13.2 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 14.1 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 14.9 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 15.2 mi
- Abandoned Train: 3.7 mi
- Train Cars: 9.3 mi
- Winona General Store: 12.4 mi
- Aspire: 16.8 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 17.0 mi
- Massengil Spring: 14.0 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 20.0 mi
- Poplar Spring: 22.6 mi
- Delozier Spring: 23.1 mi
- Herron Spring: 25.0 mi
- Fork Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Montgomery: 13.8 mi
- Wheat: 18.3 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 5.9 mi
- Debord Falls: 6.5 mi
- Angel Falls: 24.9 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 16.4 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 17.5 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 24.0 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 20.9 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Diocese Arch: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Bear Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redoak Mountain | E 99° | 1,027 m | 7.9 mi |
| Big Fodderstack | SSW 191° | 1,013 m | 6.6 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,008 m | 5.4 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | SW 217° | 1,007 m | 4.6 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | NE 51° | 1,007 m | 8.5 mi |
| Squire Knob | SW 225° | 1,002 m | 5.0 mi |
| Frozen Head | SW 214° | 1,001 m | 6.6 mi |
| Burge Mountain | SSW 196° | 993 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
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 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Asos, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1276624 — Bear Knob, Scott County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356786844
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