Cherokee Knob
Cherokee Knob rises to 836 m in Tennessee. Unaka Mountain stands 1,579 m to the southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Jump Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 20 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31427207, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 836 m
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 26.0 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 27.2 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 27.8 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Named places within 25 miles
- Fishery Park: 4.1 mi
- Unicoi Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Willow Springs Park: 5.0 mi
- Eugene P. Price Kiwanis Park: 5.1 mi
- Stage Road Park: 5.2 mi
- Jump Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Buncombe Hill: 3.5 mi
- Cherokee Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Stony Point: 4.5 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Yarbrough Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Yarprough Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Martin Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 8.3 mi
- Sill Branch Falls: 8.5 mi
- Pine Ridge Falls: 9.1 mi
- Josiah Falls: 9.3 mi
- WWII Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Carillion: 6.8 mi
- Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Tipton Cemetery: 7.6 mi
- Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 9.2 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 4.2 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 4.2 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 5.7 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 5.8 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 5.9 mi
- Junaluska: 7.8 mi
- Rock Bridge: 22.0 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 22.0 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 22.0 mi
- Stream: 22.1 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 8.1 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 8.1 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 18.6 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 20.6 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 21.7 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 19.5 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 21.0 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 22.5 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 17.9 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Lost Cove: 10.3 mi
- Hampton Spring: 14.9 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cherokee Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unaka Mountain | SE 128° | 1,579 m | 9.4 mi |
| Wilson Knob | SW 221° | 1,396 m | 12.7 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | ESE 120° | 1,359 m | 11.9 mi |
| Beauty Spot | SE 142° | 1,347 m | 8.8 mi |
| Frozen Knob | SW 216° | 1,338 m | 12.2 mi |
| Elkwallow Knob | SE 127° | 1,314 m | 12.3 mi |
| Loggy Knob | ESE 123° | 1,294 m | 12.1 mi |
| Piney Ball | ESE 120° | 1,288 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1327884 — Cherokee Knob, Washington County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356884358
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 8 mi
- Elizabethton · 13 mi
- Kingsport · 23 mi
- Bristol · 29 mi
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