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.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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 15.1 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 |
| Firescald Knob | SE 138° | 1,218 m | 12.0 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | 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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