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Frozen Knob

Frozen Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Frozen Knob rises to 1,338 m in Tennessee. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the south-southeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 8.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31671163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1338 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.07538, -82.55847

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 25
  • Birchfield Camp Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Lower Higgins Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Longarm Branch Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Josiah Falls: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 19
  • Moye Rest: 8.4 mi
  • WWII Memorial: 9.2 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 14.2 mi
  • Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 14.8 mi
  • Valentine Sevier Home: 16.4 mi
Museums: 14
  • David Crockett Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Rock Bridge: 18.1 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 18.2 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 18.2 mi
  • Friends: 18.2 mi
  • Stream: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • French Broad Rafting: 18.5 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 20.3 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 20.3 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 20.3 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 22.3 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Frozen Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldSSE 147°1,674 m7.0 mi
Big StampSE 146°1,639 m6.9 mi
Little BaldSE 130°1,575 m7.2 mi
Upper Haw KnobSSE 157°1,492 m8.9 mi
Green Ridge KnobWSW 239°1,480 m4.1 mi
Camp Creek BaldWSW 248°1,480 m9.5 mi
Gravel KnobWSW 256°1,478 m4.0 mi
Big ButtW 261°1,467 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1420:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556371747368574639
Precip in3.53.33.84.04.85.15.54.83.32.52.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1328234 — Frozen Knob, Unicoi County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356884817

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