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Chimney Knob

Chimney Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Chimney Knob rises to 238 m in Tennessee. Blaylock Mountain stands 593 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Ash Cut Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 15 miles off. 162 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31666678, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
238 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.39784, -85.67776

162 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
Peaks: 58
Cliffs: 14
Waterfalls: 11
Museums: 11
  • Granville Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Clay County Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Baxter Visitor Center and Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 18.2 mi
  • Cookeville Childrens Museum: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 18.1 mi
  • Standing Stone State Park: 19.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chimney Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blaylock MountainSE 127°593 m23.3 mi
Harris MountainESE 113°582 m24.2 mi
Alpine MountainE 95°574 m24.9 mi
Gullet MountainE 96°566 m23.4 mi
Brushy MountainESE 109°565 m23.9 mi
Willet MountainSE 131°560 m22.5 mi
Pilot KnobE 86°534 m24.6 mi
Lee KnobSE 133°525 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:55
June solstice05:2619:2620:05
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:5115:5216:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048576674777670584739
Precip in4.84.95.34.75.55.54.94.13.43.73.95.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesboro, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1280473 — Chimney Knob, Jackson County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356794358

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