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Blue Knob

Blue Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Blue Knob rises to 315 m in Tennessee. Sugartree Knob stands 446 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Cub Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31663211, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
315 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.22144, -86.07860

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 58
Museums: 11
  • The Eads Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 12.7 mi
  • Granville Museum: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 16.7 mi
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 21.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugartree KnobS 171°446 m24.8 mi
Mount DefianceSSW 205°398 m11.2 mi
Fisher KnobS 190°383 m16.3 mi
Turney KnobSSW 192°379 m16.5 mi
Round Top KnobS 175°364 m13.7 mi
Hawkins HillS 176°363 m19.2 mi
Grandfather KnobSSW 213°363 m19.3 mi
Fodderstack KnobS 185°362 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2218:56
June solstice05:2819:2720:06
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5315:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787771604941
Precip in4.54.95.04.44.75.05.03.73.43.43.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carthage, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356788879

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