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Black Sulphur Knobs

Black Sulphur Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

Black Sulphur Knobs rises to 416 m in Tennessee. Gregory Bald stands 1,505 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Coon Hollow Knobs, a peak 2.9 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31663009, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
416 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.67619, -83.95935

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pistol Creek Wetlands Center: 3.6 mi
  • Pearson Springs Park: 4.1 mi
  • Sandy Springs Park: 4.5 mi
  • Maryville College Woods: 5.0 mi
  • Bicentennial Greenbelt Park: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 46
  • Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 5.4 mi
  • Nick's MTB Trails: 10.0 mi
  • Tuckaleechee Caverns: 10.5 mi
  • Greenback Castle: 12.1 mi
  • River Rat Tubing Outpost: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Abrams Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Crooked Arm Cascades: 11.1 mi
  • White Oak Sinks Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Meadow Branch Cascade: 13.9 mi
  • Cane Creek Twin Falls: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 22
Cliffs: 20
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 11.6 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Saratoga Pavillion: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 5
Springs: 5
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Herron Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Love's Creek Spring: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Black Sulphur Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gregory BaldSSE 154°1,505.1 m12.0 mi
Gregorys Little BaldSSE 152°1,452 m12.1 mi
Parson BaldSSE 159°1,441.65 m11.9 mi
Pole KnobSE 127°1,330.75 m12.4 mi
High PointSSE 153°1,328.6 m11.2 mi
Cobb ButtSE 127°1,176.8 m11.8 mi
Gregorys Little BaldSSE 150°1,176 m11.6 mi
Cerulean KnobESE 108°1,128.06 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:2120:1820:56
September equinox07:2419:0119:34
December solstice07:4316:4717:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606875797872604942
Precip in4.84.84.94.74.14.25.33.63.52.84.25.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1277599 — Black Sulphur Knobs, Blount County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356788549

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