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Gouge Knob

Gouge Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Gouge Knob rises to 487 m in Tennessee. White Rocks stands 1,019 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Shelton Bluff, a cliff 3.4 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31671841, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
487 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.37370, -83.46574

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Big Sycamore Creek Boat Launch: 3.4 mi
  • Friendship Park: 7.0 mi
  • Tate Springs Historic Site: 7.1 mi
  • Rutledge City Park: 7.2 mi
  • Claiborne County Fairgrounds: 7.9 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 13
Historic sites: 11
  • Old Lee Highway: 5.4 mi
  • Clinchdale Farm: 5.5 mi
  • Bean Station Original Site: 6.3 mi
  • Bean Station Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Rocky Summit: 10.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 7
Springs: 4
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Gouge Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White RocksN 4°1,019 m20.3 mi
Brush MountainNNW 344°954 m20.5 mi
Butterfly KnobN 4°890 m23.6 mi
Nicholson MountainNW 307°873 m22.1 mi
Short MountainE 88°808 m15.9 mi
Jabez KnobNE 46°771 m17.8 mi
The PinnacleNW 325°753 m19.5 mi
Joppa MountainSW 229°745 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:1720:1720:56
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:4216:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333744546370747367554437
Precip in4.75.15.35.34.25.05.23.83.83.13.85.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tazewell, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1285750 — Gouge Knob, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356805734

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