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Egypt Knob

Egypt Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Egypt Knob rises to 554 m in Tennessee. Hampton Mountain stands 616 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Threet Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31669867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
554 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.35368, -85.15524

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 47
Cliffs: 32
  • Swift Ford Overlook: 7.7 mi
  • Big Piney Overlook: 7.7 mi
  • Tar Gap Overlook: 7.9 mi
  • Jane Bend Overlook: 8.1 mi
  • Ding Dong Rock: 8.2 mi
Museums: 11
  • Overton County Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Old Jail: 13.4 mi
  • Old Jail Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Monterey Depot Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Alvin C York Home: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 9
  • East Point Marina: 7.0 mi
  • East Fork Stables: 10.5 mi
  • good landing beach: 11.0 mi
  • Sunset Marina: 12.3 mi
  • launch site for kayak: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Upper Waterloo Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Waterloo Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Wash Morgan Falls: 20.9 mi
  • City Lake Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Savannah Falls: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Standing Stone State Park: 9.6 mi
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 17.4 mi
  • The Pink Elephant: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Egypt Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hampton MountainSSW 202°616 m12.9 mi
Tyler MountainSSW 204°597 m11.6 mi
Blaylock MountainSW 224°593 m15.3 mi
Green Pond MountainS 184°592 m10.4 mi
Verble KnobsSSW 192°587 m16.3 mi
Copeland MountainSSW 205°585 m11.5 mi
Harris MountainSW 227°582 m9.3 mi
Gunter MountainSSW 193°580 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2419:2420:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:5016:30

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356800086

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