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Bruce Knob

Bruce Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bruce Knob rises to 592 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Potato Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31664025, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
592 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.89757, -85.17802

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
  • Meadow Park Lake: 4.6 mi
  • Private Village Green - Residents Only: 6.8 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 7.3 mi
  • Latimer Scout Reservation: 9.0 mi
  • Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 6.6 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 11.7 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 12.0 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 18.7 mi
  • George's Hole: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • George's Hole: 18.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
  • Roadside Table: 22.0 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 22.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Dripping Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 16.3 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 22.7 mi
  • Troop 45: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Bruce Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSE 126°931 m13.8 mi
Dorton KnobESE 122°910 m13.0 mi
Brady MountainESE 113°893 m12.6 mi
Bear Den MountainESE 119°893 m13.9 mi
Black MountainE 97°862 m16.0 mi
Worthington KnobSSE 154°775 m16.1 mi
Gort KnobSE 141°774 m15.3 mi
Haley MountainE 96°768 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2519:2320:01
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4815:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946556370747367564639
Precip in4.95.15.45.55.24.95.53.64.13.14.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crossville MEM AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356790540

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