Green Knob
Green Knob rises to 885 m in Tennessee. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the south, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Looking Glass Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31672456, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 885 m
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 22.1 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 25.2 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 27.4 mi off the Mission Crossing
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 26 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 27 mi
- Three Knob Overlook (MP 338.8) · 28 mi
- Glassmine Falls Overlook (MP 361.2) · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Looking Glass Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Devils Looking Glass: 1.3 mi
- Rich Hill: 3.1 mi
- Temple Hill: 3.2 mi
- Embreeville Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Eugene P. Price Kiwanis Park: 2.2 mi
- Unicoi Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.4 mi
- Fishery Park: 4.6 mi
- Unaka Mountain Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Stony Point: 2.2 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Yarbrough Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Yarprough Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Sill Branch Falls: 3.8 mi
- Martin Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 4.4 mi
- Josiah Falls: 4.4 mi
- Pine Ridge Falls: 4.4 mi
- WWII Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 8.7 mi
- Carillion: 13.2 mi
- Moye Rest: 13.4 mi
- Tipton Cemetery: 13.6 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 4.7 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 4.7 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 11.4 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 11.6 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 11.8 mi
- Junaluska: 14.3 mi
- Rock Bridge: 17.0 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 17.0 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 17.0 mi
- Stream: 17.0 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 14.4 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 14.4 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 22.8 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 23.1 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 24.6 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 24.0 mi
- Terrace garden: 24.0 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 22.2 mi
- Overlook Access: 24.0 mi
- Hampton Spring: 19.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.9 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 23.2 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 24.2 mi
- Lost Cove: 5.0 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 15.1 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Green Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald | S 191° | 1,674 m | 9.6 mi |
| Big Stamp | S 191° | 1,639 m | 9.4 mi |
| Unaka Mountain | E 87° | 1,579 m | 9.1 mi |
| Little Bald | S 181° | 1,575 m | 8.2 mi |
| Green Ridge Knob | WSW 238° | 1,480 m | 10.7 mi |
| Gravel Knob | WSW 244° | 1,478 m | 10.4 mi |
| Big Butt | WSW 247° | 1,467 m | 10.6 mi |
| Sampson Mountain | S 176° | 1,454 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:40 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356884931
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 14 mi
- Elizabethton · 19 mi
- Kingsport · 29 mi
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