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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

Peaks
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
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
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 11.8 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 11.9 mi
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 DomeSSW 197°921 m12.5 mi
Lowry TopSSW 192°818 m11.3 mi
Chestnut MountainS 183°768 m7.7 mi
Black MountainSE 135°721 m5.2 mi
Black MountainSE 142°702 m12.0 mi
Borin TopSE 126°676 m10.0 mi
Cataska MountainSE 126°676 m10.0 mi
Borin TopSE 126°675 m10.0 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 5080 °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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