Brushy Knob
Brushy Knob rises to 471 m in Tennessee. Cross Mountain stands 1,075 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31664060, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 471 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 29.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mitchell Knob: 1.6 mi
- Potter Knob: 2.4 mi
- Miller Knobs: 7.4 mi
- House Mountain: 8.9 mi
- John Pratt Hill: 9.6 mi
- Mountain Lake Park: 1.6 mi
- Willow Creek Park: 1.7 mi
- Halls Greenway Park: 2.6 mi
- Clayton Park: 2.7 mi
- Halls Community Park: 2.9 mi
- Josie Fine Memorial: 4.9 mi
- St. Mary's Hospital: 8.8 mi
- Christian-Newsom Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Tennessee Monument: 10.0 mi
- Loyston: 10.1 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 8.7 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 8.7 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 9.1 mi
- Norris Museum: 9.7 mi
- Winstead Mansion: 10.1 mi
- Longmire Bluff: 2.6 mi
- River Ridge: 11.3 mi
- Kitts Point: 11.5 mi
- Signal Point: 11.9 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 13.1 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 9.2 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 11.7 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 4.4 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 9.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.4 mi
- Grow Lab: 11.6 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 11.8 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 10.5 mi
- Aspire: 11.3 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 11.6 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 12.0 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 7.7 mi
- Strong rock spring: 13.9 mi
- Herron Spring: 20.9 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 10.4 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 11.5 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 11.7 mi
- Loyston: 10.1 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 14.6 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Brushy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | WNW 288° | 1,075 m | 17.9 mi |
| The Flag Pole | WNW 288° | 1,075 m | 17.9 mi |
| Vowell Mountain | WNW 294° | 813 m | 16.3 mi |
| Donehew Head | ENE 64° | 643 m | 14.0 mi |
| House Mountain | E 94° | 629 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sun Butte | WNW 295° | 587 m | 16.8 mi |
| High Knob | NNW 330° | 537 m | 18.4 mi |
| Weavers Knob | N 2° | 513 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:19 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1278708 — Brushy Knob, Knox County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356790611
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