Gravel Knob
Gravel Knob rises to 1,478 m in North Carolina. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the east-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Butt, a peak 0.4 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31625792, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1478 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 12.5 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 17.4 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 18.7 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 16 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 27 mi
- Glassmine Falls Overlook (MP 361.2) · 28 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Butt: 0.4 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 0.8 mi
- Green Ridge Knob: 1.2 mi
- Andrew Johnson Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park: 10.3 mi
- Tusculum University Historical District: 10.8 mi
- Tusculum City Park: 10.9 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
- Squibb Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Pete's Branch Falls: 2.1 mi
- Trillium Falls: 4.5 mi
- Margarette Falls: 5.0 mi
- Longarm Branch Falls: 5.1 mi
- Moye Rest: 8.1 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 10.9 mi
- WWII Memorial: 13.1 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 13.3 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 13.4 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 4.6 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 4.6 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 7.8 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 10.2 mi
- Doak House Museum: 10.9 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 13.4 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 13.4 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 15.1 mi
- Rock Bridge: 20.9 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 20.9 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 20.9 mi
- Friends: 20.9 mi
- Stream: 20.9 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 16.0 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 21.0 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 23.4 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 23.4 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 23.5 mi
- Overlook Access: 13.6 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 15.3 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 16.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.5 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 21.0 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 18.5 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 24.4 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 21.5 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 21.5 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Gravel Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald | ESE 123° | 1,674 m | 9.1 mi |
| Big Stamp | ESE 122° | 1,639 m | 9.0 mi |
| Green Ridge Knob | SSE 165° | 1,480 m | 1.2 mi |
| Camp Creek Bald | WSW 242° | 1,480 m | 5.6 mi |
| Big Butt | NW 317° | 1,467 m | 0.4 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,438 m | 5.4 mi |
| Wilson Knob | ENE 67° | 1,396 m | 3.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | S 172° | 1,393 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeneville EXP STN, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356884912
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 23 mi
- Elizabethton · 29 mi
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