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Grays Knob

Grays Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Grays Knob rises to 973 m in Kentucky. Black Mountain stands 1,259 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bobs Spur, a peak 0.9 miles away. Pine Mountain Road passes 5.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49033308, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
973 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.78759, -83.29101

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 25
  • NARROW: 5.8 mi
  • Hawkeye Overlook: 5.9 mi
  • Railhouse: 6.3 mi
  • Hawkeye Overlook: 6.5 mi
  • waterfall: 6.6 mi
Parks: 17
Nature reserves: 5
  • Martins Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
  • Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
  • Stone Mountain Natural Area: 8.3 mi
  • Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 12.4 mi
  • E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Doughboy Statue: 4.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Grays Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainENE 68°1,259 m23.6 mi
Potato HillENE 73°1,123 m23.3 mi
MCD 173ENE 65°1,096 m13.2 mi
Little Black MountainENE 73°1,063 m12.5 mi
White RocksSW 225°1,019 m11.8 mi
Joe KnobNE 48°1,010 m14.6 mi
Fox KnobW 281°997 m4.8 mi
Buzzard RoostE 101°972 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1119:45
June solstice06:1520:1820:56
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:4316:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556472757468574639
Precip in4.14.35.04.94.74.74.84.53.53.23.65.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baxter, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 493216 — Grays Knob, Harlan County, Kentucky.

OpenStreetMap element node/358590458

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