Glass Knob
Glass Knob rises to 372 m in Tennessee. Green Top stands 921 m to the southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bower Field Community Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31671601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 372 m
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 23 mi
- Norris Dam Overlook · 28 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 29 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bower Field Community Park: 0.7 mi
- Ramsey House: 4.7 mi
- Gary Underwood Park: 5.1 mi
- Cruze Landing: 5.2 mi
- Forks of the River Park: 5.5 mi
- Case Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Bowman Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Clark Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Hoze Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Nichols Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 4.6 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 8.2 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 10.3 mi
- The Coaster At Goats On The Roof: 13.1 mi
- Apple Barn and Cider Mill: 13.4 mi
- Ramsey House Visitor Center: 4.7 mi
- Beck Cultural Exchange Center: 7.4 mi
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame: 7.5 mi
- Mabry-Hazen House: 7.5 mi
- Winstead Mansion: 7.6 mi
- John Sevier Monument: 6.8 mi
- James White Fort: 7.6 mi
- Knoxville Historic Train: 7.8 mi
- Miller's Building Arch: 8.0 mi
- Million Dollar Fire: 8.0 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Hanging Rock: 9.2 mi
- Cherokee Bluffs: 9.3 mi
- East End: 10.2 mi
- Eight Acre Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 2.7 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 16.9 mi
- Meigs Falls: 17.6 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 18.0 mi
- Meigs Creek Cascade: 18.5 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 7.2 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 8.3 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 8.3 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 8.3 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 8.3 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 4.8 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 5.1 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 5.3 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 7.5 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 7.9 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 8.0 mi
- Veterans Statue: 13.3 mi
- Dolly Parton: 13.3 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 20.4 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 8.9 mi
- Strong rock spring: 9.3 mi
- Herron Spring: 20.7 mi
- Elkmont: 21.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 24.0 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Glass Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Top | SE 130° | 921 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SE 137° | 899 m | 9.4 mi |
| Little Double | SE 142° | 851 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bench Mountain | SE 139° | 805 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | SSE 158° | 720 m | 9.9 mi |
| Benson Mountain | SSE 151° | 718 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pleasant View | SSE 157° | 712 m | 9.7 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | SSE 152° | 679 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knoxville EXP STN, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1312279 — Glass Knob, Knox County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356851334
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