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Big Knob

Big Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Big Knob rises to 555 m in Tennessee. High Point stands 966 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Robbins park, a park 0.7 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31662607, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
555 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.35674, -84.57494

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 35
Parks: 26
  • Robbins park: 0.7 mi
  • Robbins Park: 0.7 mi
  • Highschool Park: 4.2 mi
  • Flat Creek Park: 5.8 mi
  • Needles Eye: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Rugby's Hidden History: 7.2 mi
  • Why Miners Fought: 24.6 mi
  • Convict Lease System: 24.6 mi
  • Militia Hill: 24.7 mi
  • Coal Creek War: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Winona General Store: 7.3 mi
  • Train Cars: 8.0 mi
  • Tackett Homesite & Graves: 15.0 mi
  • Twin Arch South: 15.6 mi
  • Twin Arches: 15.6 mi
Natural arches: 9
  • Diocese Arch: 8.1 mi
  • Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 18.1 mi
  • Amphitheater Arch: 18.7 mi
  • Etta's Arch: 18.8 mi
  • Split Bow Arch: 19.0 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Angel Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Emory Gap Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Debord Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Big Spring Falls: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Big Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointSE 145°966 m12.9 mi
High KnobSSE 159°938 m11.0 mi
Sandy Gap MountanSSE 152°929 m12.4 mi
Signal MountainSE 130°887 m7.8 mi
Gibson KnobSE 129°887 m9.6 mi
Landrom MountainS 174°884 m10.8 mi
Justice MountainSSE 161°877 m12.0 mi
Young MountainS 175°872 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:50
June solstice06:2220:2221:00
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4716:4717:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845556371757367564538
Precip in5.15.15.75.24.94.85.64.54.03.33.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneida, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1311270 — Big Knob, Scott County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356851190

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