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Cub Knob

Cub Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Cub Knob rises to 336 m in Tennessee. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. 153 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31668338, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
336 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.22700, -86.05138

153 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Parks: 56
Museums: 11
  • The Eads Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 13.2 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 14.3 mi
  • Granville Museum: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 15.5 mi
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceSSW 210°398 m12.2 mi
Fisher KnobSSW 195°383 m17.0 mi
Turney KnobSSW 196°379 m17.2 mi
Round Top KnobS 181°364 m14.0 mi
Hawkins HillS 180°363 m19.5 mi
Grandfather KnobSW 216°363 m20.5 mi
Fodderstack KnobS 190°362 m18.6 mi
Pilot KnobS 182°359 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2218:56
June solstice05:2819:2720:06
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5215:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787771604941
Precip in4.54.95.04.44.75.05.03.73.43.43.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carthage, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356797224

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