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Buck Knob

Buck Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.59562, -85.39136

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 40
  • Fall Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Fall Creek Falls State Park: 5.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Bledsoe County Ball Park: 10.9 mi
  • Spencer City Park: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Historic sites: 10
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 17.0 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 22.3 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 22.4 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 22.4 mi
  • Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 9
  • George's Hole: 5.3 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 5.4 mi
  • M113: 16.6 mi
  • UH-1: 16.6 mi
  • Jeep: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • George's Hole: 5.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Saddleback Platform: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillSSW 202°703 m17.7 mi
Lockhart HillSSW 208°694 m10.7 mi
Buck KnobSSE 156°693 m13.9 mi
Price MountainSSW 212°689 m11.7 mi
Flat MountainSSW 199°684 m13.1 mi
Potato KnobE 79°679 m17.5 mi
Jakes MountainSW 231°670 m7.3 mi
Wolfpen MountainSSW 207°664 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2719:2320:01
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4815:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556370747367574639
Precip in5.45.26.25.44.85.05.23.84.33.44.65.7

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356790798

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