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Cartwright Knob

Cartwright Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Cartwright Knob rises to 441 m in Tennessee. Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome stands 921 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 12 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31665742, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
441 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.36424, -84.49271

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rotary Park: 3.2 mi
  • Firefighter Park: 3.4 mi
  • L&N Depot Park: 3.4 mi
  • Englewood Mini-Park: 4.3 mi
  • Englewood Park: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 14
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 10
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lowry Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 13.4 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Benton Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 17.1 mi
Museums: 6
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 11.8 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Cartwright Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bean Mountain;Oswald DomeSSW921 m12.5 mi
Lowry TopSSW818 m11.3 mi
Black MountainSE721 m5.2 mi
Cataska MountainSE676 m10.0 mi
Borin TopSE675 m10.0 mi
Round MountainSSE630 m4.6 mi
Locust MountainS620 m6.1 mi
Chestnut MountainS603 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:50
June solstice06:2420:1920:57
September equinox07:2719:0319:36
December solstice07:4416:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250586774787772604942
Precip in5.65.15.55.54.65.05.54.05.23.64.95.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356884312

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