Gouge Knob
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
- 1.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 16.5 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 17.4 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 19.4 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Overlook · 20 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Sharp Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Butt of Powell: 4.9 mi
- Big Hollow Hill: 5.6 mi
- Evans Knob: 7.4 mi
- Jackson Hill: 7.5 mi
- Shelton Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Hopson Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Point Lookout: 11.5 mi
- Slanting Misery: 15.5 mi
- Sheeplick Point: 16.0 mi
- 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
- Crosby Pothole Refuge: 10.8 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 11.2 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 12.4 mi
- Buffalo Springs State Game Farm: 12.6 mi
- Poor Valley Creek: 13.9 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 7.2 mi
- Bean Station History Museum: 10.4 mi
- Hancock County Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
- First House In Blaine: 20.1 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 20.7 mi
- Tate Spring: 7.1 mi
- Rocky Spring: 9.9 mi
- Butchers Spring: 16.8 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 19.7 mi
- Tri-State Point: 19.5 mi
- Mahala Mullins Cabin: 21.2 mi
- Vardy Presbyterian Church: 21.2 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 20.4 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 17.0 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 19.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rocks | N 4° | 1,019 m | 20.3 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NNW 344° | 954 m | 20.5 mi |
| Butterfly Knob | N 4° | 890 m | 23.6 mi |
| Nicholson Mountain | NW 307° | 873 m | 22.1 mi |
| Short Mountain | E 88° | 808 m | 15.9 mi |
| Jabez Knob | NE 46° | 771 m | 17.8 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NW 325° | 753 m | 19.5 mi |
| Joppa Mountain | SW 229° | 745 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
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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