Cannon Knob
Cannon Knob rises to 597 m in Tennessee. Green Ridge Knob stands 1,480 m to the south, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Squibb Creek Falls, a waterfall 3.1 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31665562, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 597 m
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 16.5 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 21.5 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 22.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Hill: 3.3 mi
- Sampson Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 4.0 mi
- Flattop: 4.3 mi
- Flattop: 4.3 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park: 5.6 mi
- Tusculum City Park: 7.9 mi
- Tusculum University Historical District: 7.9 mi
- Unicoi Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
- Squibb Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Pete's Branch Falls: 3.4 mi
- Longarm Branch Falls: 4.7 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 5.0 mi
- Pine Ridge Falls: 5.2 mi
- Yarprough Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Yarbrough Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 11.5 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 11.5 mi
- WWII Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Moye Rest: 12.7 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 14.9 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 5.5 mi
- Doak House Museum: 8.1 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 11.5 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 11.6 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 13.6 mi
- Junaluska: 19.2 mi
- Rock Bridge: 23.6 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 23.6 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 23.6 mi
- Friends: 23.6 mi
- Overlook Access: 16.1 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 17.9 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 17.1 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 17.3 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.8 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 20.1 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 20.1 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 20.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 13.6 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 24.5 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 21.3 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 23.3 mi
- Lost Cove: 13.3 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Cannon Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Ridge Knob | S 176° | 1,480 m | 5.9 mi |
| Camp Creek Bald | SSW 213° | 1,480 m | 8.8 mi |
| Gravel Knob | S 179° | 1,478 m | 4.8 mi |
| Big Butt | S 182° | 1,467 m | 4.5 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SW 214° | 1,438 m | 8.5 mi |
| Wilson Knob | SE 141° | 1,396 m | 4.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | S 175° | 1,393 m | 9.6 mi |
| Lick Rock | S 174° | 1,393 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1279611 — Cannon Knob, Washington County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356792290
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 20 mi
- Elizabethton · 26 mi
- Kingsport · 28 mi
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