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Gravelly Knobs

Gravelly Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

Gravelly Knobs rises to 473 m in Tennessee. Buzzard Roost stands 972 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Stanley Knobs, a peak 1.5 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31672206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
473 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.50732, -82.88489

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Surgoinsville Creek Side Park: 3.1 mi
  • Thomas Amis Historic Park: 7.2 mi
  • Laurel Run Park: 11.3 mi
  • Mount Carmel Park: 11.8 mi
  • Baileyton Community Park: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant: 5.2 mi
  • Rod Armstrong Building: 9.6 mi
  • Kyle House: 9.7 mi
  • Hale Springs Inn: 9.7 mi
  • Joseph Rogers Building: 9.7 mi
Museums: 14
  • Swift Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 14.9 mi
  • Fannon Train Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Car Museum: 18.2 mi
  • Hancock County Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
  • Poor Valley Creek: 21.0 mi
  • Stone Mountain Natural Area: 22.2 mi
  • Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 23.2 mi
  • Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 12.5 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 12.6 mi
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 18.7 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Gravelly Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard RoostNNW 347°972 m16.2 mi
ChimneytopSE 125°945 m12.0 mi
Chimneytop MountainSE 125°926 m12.0 mi
Elk KnobNNW 345°876 m16.0 mi
Butt of Powell MountainN 1°863 m16.7 mi
Fodderstack MountainSE 140°839 m11.1 mi
Eliza KnobN 353°806 m15.2 mi
Stone MountainSSE 149°789 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1420:1520:54
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4116:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566572757469584739
Precip in4.64.24.54.54.14.44.93.23.32.73.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogersville 1 NE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356806101

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