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Buckhorn Knob

Buckhorn Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Buckhorn Knob rises to 647 m in Tennessee. Little Fork Mountain stands 965 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31427086, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
647 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.97340, -84.78495

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Cliffs: 14
Springs: 13
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 9.4 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Ambrose Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Rose Spring: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Ozone Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Ray Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 17.3 mi
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 17.5 mi
  • Keaton Falls: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Troop 45: 12.5 mi
  • Lake Shore: 16.2 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 16.3 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 16.3 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 19.8 mi
Museums: 5
  • Native Stone Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 19.8 mi
  • K-25 History Center: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 13.2 mi
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 13.2 mi
  • Roadside Table: 16.8 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 7.9 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Buckhorn Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Fork MountainENE 61°965 m19.7 mi
Chimney Top MountainENE 61°948 m18.6 mi
Hinch MountainSW 219°931 m17.1 mi
England MountainNE 52°921 m19.8 mi
Dorton KnobSW 222°910 m16.3 mi
Brady MountainSW 226°893 m14.5 mi
Bear Den MountainSW 220°893 m15.6 mi
Black MountainSW 220°862 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1719:51
June solstice06:2420:2221:00
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4716:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576573777670584740
Precip in5.45.45.55.64.75.56.03.84.43.54.66.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockwood 2, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356790845

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