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Buck Knob

Buck Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Knob rises to 693 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Cliff, a cliff 1.3 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31664281, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
693 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.41173, -85.29246

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Harris Park: 6.0 mi
  • Coke Ovens Park: 6.5 mi
  • Sequatchie County Veterans Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
  • John Griswold Recreation Park: 8.4 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls: 39
  • Imodium Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Little Possum Falls 25: 7.8 mi
  • Legget Branch Falls 30: 7.9 mi
  • Richey Ridge Falls 18: 8.0 mi
  • McGill Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 22
Historic sites: 22
  • Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 10.6 mi
  • Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 10.7 mi
  • Site #6 - Mule Barn: 10.7 mi
  • Site #2 - Ore Car Path: 10.7 mi
  • Site #4 - Incline Control House: 10.7 mi
Museums: 12
Nature reserves: 11
Attractions: 7
Picnic sites: 6
Artworks: 5
Beaches: 4
Gardens: 3
  • rain garden: 20.0 mi
  • Blue Cross Garden: 24.8 mi
  • Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Schwoon Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Saddleback Platform: 10.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainWSW 256°715 m17.3 mi
Bunker HillWSW 253°703 m12.7 mi
Lockhart HillWNW 287°694 m11.0 mi
Price MountainWNW 283°689 m12.0 mi
Flat MountainW 272°684 m9.7 mi
Potato KnobNE 36°679 m19.7 mi
Jakes MountainNW 306°670 m13.9 mi
Wolfpen MountainWNW 295°664 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:53
June solstice05:2719:2320:00
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4715:5416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149596673777669594941
Precip in6.35.05.85.84.85.34.94.65.03.75.06.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Soddy Daisy-mowbray MTN, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356790794

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