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Gobblers Knob

Gobblers Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Gobblers Knob rises to 474 m in Tennessee. Cherry Gap Mountain stands 530 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Hole, a attraction 1.7 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31671683, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
474 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.56674, -84.74772

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Parker Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Pinnacle Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Johnson Knob: 4.9 mi
  • Burke Knob: 5.0 mi
  • Stepp Mountain: 5.6 mi
Cliffs
Parks: 31
Attractions: 18
  • Rock Hole: 1.7 mi
  • Twin Arch North: 1.8 mi
  • Twin Arches: 1.9 mi
  • Twin Arch South: 1.9 mi
  • Tackett Homesite & Graves: 2.4 mi
Natural arches: 13
  • Buffalo Arch: 2.7 mi
  • Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 5.4 mi
  • Etta's Arch: 5.6 mi
  • Amphitheater Arch: 6.0 mi
  • Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 6.6 mi
Museums: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Angel Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Big Spring Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Lick Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Town Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Yahoo Falls: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Koger Spring: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Gobblers Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry Gap MountainNW 315°530 m11.3 mi
Slippery RockWNW 286°525 m12.6 mi
Lynch PinnacleW 273°519 m12.5 mi
Black House MountainW 260°513 m8.0 mi
Steve Pile MountainWSW 246°508 m11.2 mi
Millsap HillNW 325°507 m8.7 mi
Black House MountainW 260°502 m8.1 mi
Smith KnobESE 112°502 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:51
June solstice06:2220:2321:01
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4816:4717:28

Local time (America/Kentucky/Monticello).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745546269737266564538

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickett SP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356884875

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