Buck Knob
Buck Knob rises to 617 m in Tennessee. Bunker Hill stands 703 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dumpling Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31664213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 617 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dumpling Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Wright Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Horseshoe Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Hitchcox Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Smartt Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
- Fall Creek Falls State Park: 5.0 mi
- Bledsoe County Ball Park: 10.9 mi
- Spencer City Park: 10.9 mi
- Pikeville City Park: 11.1 mi
- Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Rockhouse Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Coon Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 17.0 mi
- Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 22.3 mi
- Clarence Darrow: 22.4 mi
- Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 24.4 mi
- Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 24.4 mi
- Medley Arch: 9.1 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 14.9 mi
- Copper Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Bridgestone-Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Savage Gulf State Park: 17.7 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 19.7 mi
- Cumberland Spring Area: 19.7 mi
- Cartter Patten Easement: 23.7 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 11.2 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 11.3 mi
- Coke Oven Museum: 14.9 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 22.4 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- George's Hole: 5.2 mi
- Schwoon Spring: 16.3 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 18.1 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | SSW 202° | 703 m | 17.7 mi |
| Lockhart Hill | SSW 208° | 694 m | 10.7 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 156° | 693 m | 13.9 mi |
| Price Mountain | SSW 212° | 689 m | 11.7 mi |
| Flat Mountain | SSW 199° | 684 m | 13.1 mi |
| Potato Knob | E 79° | 679 m | 17.5 mi |
| Jakes Mountain | SW 231° | 670 m | 7.3 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | SSW 207° | 664 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fall Creek Falls SP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356790798
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