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Burgess Knob

Burgess Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Burgess Knob rises to 334 m in Tennessee. Short Mountain stands 635 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Evans Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31664721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
334 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.14672, -86.01943

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 49
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 8
  • The Eads Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Granville Museum: 15.1 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Center Hill-Fancher Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Burgess Falls: 24.5 mi
  • Middle Falls: 24.6 mi
  • Little Falls: 24.7 mi
  • Falling Water Cascades: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 11.7 mi
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 11.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 17.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Burgess Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainS 173°635 m19.5 mi
Mason MountainS 169°533 m19.4 mi
Little Short MountainSSE 165°522 m21.1 mi
Sugartree KnobS 178°446 m19.4 mi
Mount DefianceWSW 238°398 m9.4 mi
Fisher KnobSSW 210°383 m12.5 mi
Turney KnobSSW 211°379 m12.8 mi
Round Top KnobSSW 194°364 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2218:56
June solstice05:2819:2720:05
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5215:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787771604941
Precip in4.54.95.04.44.75.05.03.73.43.43.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carthage, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356791180

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