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Clayton Knob

Clayton Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Clayton Knob rises to 749 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the north-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Worthington Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31667154, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
749 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.68201, -85.05357

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 55
  • Cold Springs Community Park: 5.8 mi
  • Cecil B Rigsby Elementary School Park: 8.6 mi
  • Veterans Park: 9.2 mi
  • Bledsoe County Ball Park: 9.5 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Keaton Falls: 6.6 mi
  • White Pine Cascades 28: 6.7 mi
  • Deep Pool Cascades 8: 7.4 mi
  • Stinging Fork Falls 60: 7.6 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 23
Historic sites: 10
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 10.8 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 13.1 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 13.1 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 13.1 mi
  • Troop 45: 18.7 mi
Museums: 9
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 10.9 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
Springs: 7
  • Mars Hill Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 15.8 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 8.1 mi
  • George's Hole: 16.4 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 17.0 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 17.5 mi
  • Flat Top Mountain Farm: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 10.9 mi
  • Roadside Table: 12.5 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • George's Hole: 16.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 18.7 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Clayton Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainNNE 32°931 m8.0 mi
Dorton KnobNNE 27°910 m9.0 mi
Bear Den MountainNNE 32°893 m9.6 mi
Brady MountainNNE 25°893 m11.0 mi
Black MountainNE 35°862 m15.6 mi
Worthington KnobNNE 22°775 m0.5 mi
Gort KnobNE 41°774 m4.1 mi
Haley MountainNE 38°768 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:52
June solstice05:2519:2220:00
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4715:5216:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596774787771604942
Precip in4.85.15.35.34.84.95.23.73.83.54.45.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pikeville, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356794808

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