Carter Knob
Carter Knob rises to 647 m in Tennessee. White Rocks Mountain stands 1,295 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Jenkins Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 22 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31665724, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 647 m
How to reach it
- 22.0 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 23.5 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 29.0 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- David McQueen Riverside Park: 3.2 mi
- Harmon Park: 3.6 mi
- Edwards Island Park: 3.7 mi
- Cat Island Park: 4.0 mi
- Kiwani's Park: 4.3 mi
- Jenkins Knob: 1.0 mi
- Vest Knob: 2.8 mi
- Lynn Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Paddys Knob: 4.4 mi
- Sabine Hill: 4.7 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 3.7 mi
- Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga: 4.3 mi
- The Tipton Family: 4.3 mi
- Watauga Fort: 4.3 mi
- Moody Cliff: 4.8 mi
- Betty Range Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Bee Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 4.3 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 6.3 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 13.6 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum: 15.3 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex: 15.4 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 8.7 mi
- Laurel Falls: 10.2 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 11.8 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Red Fork Falls: 17.5 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 7.8 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 8.0 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 8.7 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 9.2 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 9.3 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 8.7 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 18.6 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Trials Playground: 21.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 13.4 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 13.5 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 18.9 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 8.2 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 23.5 mi
- Junaluska: 10.4 mi
- Heartwood: 23.8 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 24.0 mi
- Hampton Spring: 8.6 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 8.7 mi
- Lost Cove: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carter Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rocks Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,295 m | 14.1 mi |
| Holston Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,264 m | 9.0 mi |
| Holston High Knob | ENE 65° | 1,261 m | 9.0 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | SE 138° | 1,218 m | 12.0 mi |
| Firescald Knob | SE 138° | 1,218 m | 12.0 mi |
| Stone Mountain | S 191° | 1,129 m | 13.5 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,101 m | 10.7 mi |
| Little Pond Mountain | SE 126° | 1,101 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356884308
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 5 mi
- Johnson City · 9 mi
- Bristol · 14 mi
- Kingsport · 20 mi
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