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Gibson Knob

Gibson Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.26869, -84.44244

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
Historic sites: 26
  • 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
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 12
  • 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
Attractions: 9
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
  • Emory Gap Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Debord Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Angel Falls: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Massengil Spring: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stallion MountainS 180°1,007 m8.3 mi
Squire KnobS 186°1,002 m8.2 mi
Burge MountainSSE 159°993 m6.6 mi
Walnut KnobS 181°988 m6.7 mi
Bald KnobS 188°985 m7.8 mi
Guinea Hill KnobS 179°977 m7.3 mi
Hatmaker KnobE 82°976 m9.1 mi
Ash Log MountainE 90°975 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2120:2120:59
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4616:4717:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845556371757367564538
Precip in5.15.15.75.24.94.85.64.54.03.33.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneida, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356805021

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