Gibson Knob
Gibson Knob rises to 887 m in Tennessee. Stallion Mountain stands 1,007 m to the south, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31671499, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 887 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 16.1 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Signal Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Lawson Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Big Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Lick Creek Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Robbins Park: 9.8 mi
- Robbins park: 9.8 mi
- Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area: 9.9 mi
- Highschool Park: 10.9 mi
- Flat Creek Park: 10.9 mi
- Why Miners Fought: 15.7 mi
- Convict Lease System: 15.7 mi
- Coal Creek War: 15.7 mi
- Militia Hill: 15.7 mi
- American Chestnuts: 15.7 mi
- McCoy Rocks: 11.3 mi
- Sheep Rock: 13.9 mi
- Jakes Hole Overlook: 16.8 mi
- Red Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Needles Eye: 17.9 mi
- Museum of Scott County: 10.8 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 16.3 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 16.4 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 19.4 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 19.6 mi
- Train Cars: 4.4 mi
- Winona General Store: 7.4 mi
- Abandoned Train: 8.9 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 20.0 mi
- Aspire: 21.5 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 8.8 mi
- Debord Falls: 9.2 mi
- Angel Falls: 19.5 mi
- Fork Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Montgomery: 14.4 mi
- Wheat: 23.3 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 13.5 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 14.9 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 15.4 mi
- Massengil Spring: 18.8 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 24.2 mi
- Diocese Arch: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Gibson Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stallion Mountain | S 180° | 1,007 m | 8.3 mi |
| Squire Knob | S 186° | 1,002 m | 8.2 mi |
| Burge Mountain | SSE 159° | 993 m | 6.6 mi |
| Walnut Knob | S 181° | 988 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 188° | 985 m | 7.8 mi |
| Guinea Hill Knob | S 179° | 977 m | 7.3 mi |
| Hatmaker Knob | E 82° | 976 m | 9.1 mi |
| Ash Log Mountain | E 90° | 975 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneida, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356805021
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