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Brushy Knob

Brushy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.12008, -83.92519

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 35
Museums: 23
Cliffs: 19
Gardens: 9
Attractions: 4
  • Knox Selfie Lab: 10.5 mi
  • Aspire: 11.3 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 11.6 mi
  • Ramsey House Plantation: 12.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Love's Creek Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Strong rock spring: 13.9 mi
  • Herron Spring: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Boyd Hollow Falls: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainWNW 288°1,075 m17.9 mi
The Flag PoleWNW 288°1,075 m17.9 mi
Vowell MountainWNW 294°813 m16.3 mi
Donehew HeadENE 64°643 m14.0 mi
House MountainE 94°629 m8.9 mi
Sun ButteWNW 295°587 m16.8 mi
High KnobNNW 330°537 m18.4 mi
Weavers KnobN 2°513 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:2020:1920:57
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4416:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566471747468574638
Precip in5.15.45.55.84.34.95.44.34.13.44.05.7

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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