Grandfather Knob
Grandfather Knob rises to 702 m in Tennessee. Rich Knob stands 1,295 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Holston Mountain, a peak 4.5 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31671977, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 702 m
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 24.6 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Holston Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Holston High Knob: 4.5 mi
- Flint Rock: 5.4 mi
- Carter Knob: 5.9 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 6.2 mi
- Over Mountain Men Victory Memorial Trail: 5.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
- Island Park: 5.7 mi
- Bluff City Middle School Sports Fields: 5.7 mi
- Wells Park: 5.8 mi
- gross/morrel homestead: 5.5 mi
- Memorial Tower: 8.0 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Cobra: 8.9 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 9.0 mi
- Bee Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Moody Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Betty Range Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 8.9 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 10.2 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 10.9 mi
- William King Museum: 19.1 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 19.2 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 5.4 mi
- Laurel Falls: 13.7 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 15.1 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 15.3 mi
- Abrams Falls: 15.3 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 5.8 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 6.1 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 9.2 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 10.3 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 15.1 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 11.7 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 15.4 mi
- Trials Playground: 17.6 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 23.3 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 9.9 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 10.0 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.8 mi
- Junaluska: 16.1 mi
- Heartwood: 17.9 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 23.5 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 14.1 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 24.7 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 18.1 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 11.6 mi
- Hampton Spring: 12.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Grandfather Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Knob | ENE 74° | 1,295 m | 10.0 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | E 81° | 1,282 m | 15.3 mi |
| Holston Mountain | E 100° | 1,264 m | 4.5 mi |
| Holston High Knob | E 101° | 1,261 m | 4.5 mi |
| Locust Knob | ENE 74° | 1,223 m | 10.3 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,218 m | 14.3 mi |
| Firescald Knob | SSE 162° | 1,218 m | 14.3 mi |
| McQueen Knob | ENE 62° | 1,177 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356884890
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 9 mi
- Elizabethton · 10 mi
- Johnson City · 15 mi
- Kingsport · 22 mi
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