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Burke Knob

Burke Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Burke Knob rises to 419 m in Tennessee. Privet Mountain stands 690 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Maude's Crack Overlook, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31664737, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
419 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.58480, -84.66133

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Maude's Crack Overlook: 0.4 mi
  • John Muir Overlook: 1.6 mi
  • Big Cliff: 6.5 mi
  • Middle Cliff: 7.1 mi
  • Devil's Slot: 8.0 mi
Peaks
  • Lexton Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Watts Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Dolen Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Gobblers Knob: 5.0 mi
  • Stepping Rock: 5.4 mi
Parks: 28
Attractions: 14
  • Tackett Homesite & Graves: 5.1 mi
  • Twin Arch North: 5.1 mi
  • Twin Arches: 5.1 mi
  • Twin Arch South: 5.1 mi
  • Rock Hole: 5.5 mi
Natural arches: 13
  • Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 1.7 mi
  • Amphitheater Arch: 2.3 mi
  • Etta's Arch: 2.3 mi
  • Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 5.3 mi
  • Buffalo Arch: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Angel Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Big Spring Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Lick Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Yahoo Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Town Creek Falls: 20.0 mi
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Koger Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Mill Spring: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Burke Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Privet MountainESE 116°690 m14.9 mi
Honeycutt MountainESE 112°658 m13.0 mi
Privet MountainESE 114°641 m14.3 mi
Shug MountainESE 122°624 m14.4 mi
Cherry Gap MountainWNW 298°530 m14.4 mi
Black House MountainWSW 258°513 m12.9 mi
Steve Pile MountainWSW 249°508 m16.1 mi
Millsap HillWNW 301°507 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:51
June solstice06:2120:2321:01
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4816:4717:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Monticello).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745546269737266564538

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1327766 — Burke Knob, Scott County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356884229

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