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Galloway Knob

Galloway Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Galloway Knob rises to 482 m in Tennessee. High Knob stands 938 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyons Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31671280, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
482 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.29146, -84.80828

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 35
Parks: 24
  • Colditz Cove State Natural Area: 5.7 mi
  • Allardt Park: 7.4 mi
  • Summers Park: 8.0 mi
  • Mark Twain City Park: 11.7 mi
  • South Fentress Comunity Park: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 10
  • East Fork Stables: 9.9 mi
  • Tackett Homesite & Graves: 17.4 mi
  • Rock Hole: 17.7 mi
  • Twin Arch South: 17.7 mi
  • Twin Arches: 17.8 mi
Museums: 5
Natural arches: 5
  • Diocese Arch: 13.7 mi
  • Buffalo Arch: 21.8 mi
  • Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 23.3 mi
  • Etta's Arch: 23.8 mi
  • Amphitheater Arch: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Angel Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Debord Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Emory Gap Falls: 21.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 7.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Galloway Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobESE 109°938 m17.9 mi
Signal MountainE 92°887 m19.0 mi
Landrom MountainESE 114°884 m15.4 mi
Justice MountainESE 112°877 m18.3 mi
Young MountainESE 108°872 m14.5 mi
Flower MountainESE 104°854 m18.4 mi
Pleas McCartt MountainESE 116°849 m15.3 mi
Knolling KnobESE 109°834 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1719:51
June solstice06:2320:2321:01
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4816:4917:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566370747367574639
Precip in4.95.05.75.45.25.65.74.74.03.24.75.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allardt, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1285107 — Galloway Knob, Morgan County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356804564

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