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Blalock Knob

Blalock Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Blalock Knob rises to 593 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the east-northeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Head of the Sequatchie River, a attraction 1.8 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31663110, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
593 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.77201, -85.02745

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 50
  • Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 7.2 mi
  • Private Village Green - Residents Only: 7.7 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain: 8.8 mi
  • Meadow Park Lake: 9.8 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Keaton Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Stinging Fork Falls 60: 6.6 mi
  • White Pine Cascades 28: 7.9 mi
  • Deep Pool Cascades 8: 8.0 mi
  • Pine Branch Falls: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 8
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 10.8 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 19.3 mi
Springs: 7
  • Dripping Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 10.2 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 1.8 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 15.4 mi
  • George's Hole: 19.4 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 19.8 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Roadside Table: 10.7 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 10.8 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • George's Hole: 19.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 10.8 mi
  • Troop 45: 15.6 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 19.2 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 19.2 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 12.5 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Blalock Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainENE 77°931 m2.8 mi
Dorton KnobNE 54°910 m3.2 mi
Bear Den MountainENE 63°893 m4.1 mi
Brady MountainNE 40°893 m4.9 mi
Black MountainNE 48°862 m10.0 mi
Luper MountainNE 47°833 m18.4 mi
Big Rock MountainNE 44°824 m13.6 mi
Thorny MountainNE 47°811 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1818:52
June solstice05:2519:2220:00
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4715:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576573777670584740
Precip in5.75.25.55.64.15.15.63.14.83.65.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spring City, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1305284 — Blalock Knob, Cumberland County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356843377

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