Big Firescald Knob
Big Firescald Knob rises to 1,382 m in Tennessee. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the southwest, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Baxter Cliff, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31616834, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1382 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 9.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 15.0 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 15.5 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 13 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 28 mi
- Glassmine Falls Overlook (MP 361.2) · 29 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Firescald Knob: 0.8 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Little Bald Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Big Knob: 1.7 mi
- Camp Creek Bald: 1.8 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 10.1 mi
- Tusculum University Historical District: 10.2 mi
- Tusculum City Park: 10.4 mi
- Margarette Falls: 2.0 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 3.4 mi
- Pete's Branch Falls: 3.8 mi
- Squibb Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 0.6 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 0.8 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 0.8 mi
- Yarprough Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 7.8 mi
- Moye Rest: 9.0 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 11.6 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 11.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 13.0 mi
- Doak House Museum: 10.3 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 11.7 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 11.7 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 11.7 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 16.6 mi
- Rock Bridge: 23.3 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 23.3 mi
- Friends: 23.3 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 23.3 mi
- Stream: 23.3 mi
- Overlook Access: 9.8 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 11.6 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.8 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 17.5 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 24.4 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 13.7 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 21.7 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 24.0 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 21.6 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 22.0 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Big Firescald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek Bald | SW 235° | 1,480 m | 1.8 mi |
| Green Ridge Knob | E 83° | 1,480 m | 3.8 mi |
| Gravel Knob | ENE 65° | 1,478 m | 3.8 mi |
| Big Butt | ENE 59° | 1,467 m | 3.7 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,438 m | 1.6 mi |
| Wilson Knob | ENE 66° | 1,396 m | 6.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | SE 128° | 1,393 m | 5.2 mi |
| Lick Rock | SE 132° | 1,393 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeneville EXP STN, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806511
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 27 mi
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