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Dorton Knob

Dorton Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Dorton Knob rises to 910 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the south, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Head of Sequatchie Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31669253, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
910 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.79896, -84.98106

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Cumberland Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain: 7.8 mi
  • Meadow Park Lake: 9.6 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 9.7 mi
  • Natures Park: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Keaton Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Stinging Fork Falls 60: 6.2 mi
  • Ray Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Pine Branch Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Deep Pool Cascades 8: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 17
Springs: 10
  • Dripping Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 7.0 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Roadside Table: 9.0 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 10.0 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 22.0 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
  • George's Hole: 22.6 mi
Museums: 6
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 10.0 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 16.7 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 1.5 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 17.3 mi
  • George's Hole: 22.5 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 22.9 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • Troop 45: 12.9 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 21.1 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 21.1 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 9.7 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Dorton Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainS 173°931 m1.2 mi
Bear Den MountainE 89°893 m1.0 mi
Brady MountainNNE 17°893 m2.0 mi
Black MountainNE 46°862 m6.8 mi
Luper MountainNE 45°833 m15.2 mi
Big Rock MountainNE 41°824 m10.5 mi
Thorny MountainNE 45°811 m13.0 mi
Ellis MountainNE 44°796 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2519:2220:00
September equinox06:2918:0518:38
December solstice06:4715:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576573777670584740
Precip in5.75.25.55.64.15.15.63.14.83.65.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spring City, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1306390 — Dorton Knob, Cumberland County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356844763

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