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Goat Knob

Goat Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Goat Knob rises to 423 m in Tennessee. Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome stands 921 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cartwright Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31671633, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
423 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.35618, -84.50021

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 15
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 10
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lowry Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 13.2 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Benton Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
Museums: 6
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 11.7 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 11.8 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Goat Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bean Mountain;Oswald DomeSSW 196°921 m11.8 mi
Lowry TopS 191°818 m10.6 mi
Chestnut MountainS 180°768 m7.2 mi
Black MountainSE 127°721 m5.2 mi
Black MountainSE 139°702 m11.9 mi
Borin TopESE 122°676 m10.1 mi
Cataska MountainESE 122°676 m10.1 mi
Borin TopESE 122°675 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:50
June solstice06:2420:1920:57
September equinox07:2719:0319:36
December solstice07:4416:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250586774787772604942
Precip in5.65.15.55.54.65.05.54.05.23.64.95.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356884870

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