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Buck Knob

Buck Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Knob rises to 625 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Top Mountain Farm, a attraction 2.0 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31664263, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
625 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.36007, -85.26718

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Harris Park: 6.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Sequatchie County Veterans Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
  • Coke Ovens Park: 7.6 mi
  • Rock Creek RMA: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 41
  • Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 6.9 mi
  • Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 6.9 mi
  • Site #2 - Ore Car Path: 7.0 mi
  • Site #6 - Mule Barn: 7.0 mi
  • Site #4 - Incline Control House: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 39
  • Imodium Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Richey Ridge Falls 18: 5.3 mi
  • Little Possum Falls 25: 5.6 mi
  • Cooper Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Stevenson Branch Falls: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 23
Museums: 16
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 12
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 4
Springs: 3
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 17.0 mi
  • Schwoon Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Obar Spring: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Saddleback Platform: 10.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 20.6 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 MountainW 268°715 m18.3 mi
Bunker HillW 270°703 m13.5 mi
Lockhart HillWNW 300°694 m13.8 mi
Buck KnobNNW 338°693 m3.8 mi
Price MountainWNW 296°689 m14.6 mi
Flat MountainWNW 289°684 m11.8 mi
Potato KnobNNE 28°679 m22.0 mi
Jakes MountainNW 313°670 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:53
June solstice05:2719:2220:00
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4715:5416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356790791

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