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Chowning Knob

Chowning Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Chowning Knob rises to 392 m in Tennessee. Harris Mountain stands 582 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Grove Recreation Area, a park 3.9 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31666918, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
392 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.53284, -85.36469

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 24
Attractions: 8
  • Star Point Marina: 7.6 mi
  • Eagle Cove Marina: 9.2 mi
  • Wolf River Marina: 11.2 mi
  • launch site for kayak: 11.2 mi
  • Sunset Marina: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Wash Morgan Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Upper Waterloo Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Waterloo Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Savannah Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Charlotte Falls: 20.5 mi
Museums: 4
  • Clay County Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Overton County Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Monroe County Historical Society Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Alvin C York Home: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Standing Stone State Park: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Mud Camp Creek Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Chowning Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harris MountainSSE 165°582 m19.3 mi
Alpine MountainSSE 148°574 m13.8 mi
Gullet MountainSSE 154°566 m13.2 mi
Brushy MountainSSE 163°565 m18.1 mi
Egypt KnobSE 137°554 m17.0 mi
Stout MountainSSE 154°551 m17.4 mi
Skinner MountainESE 122°550 m19.1 mi
Bear KnobSSE 148°547 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1918:54
June solstice05:2419:2520:04
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:5115:5016:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576573777670584840
Precip in4.74.75.04.84.74.74.64.33.92.93.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston Radio Wliv, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356794476

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