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Green Knob

Green Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Green Knob rises to 694 m in Tennessee. Sunup Knob stands 1,534 m to the south-southwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Stanley Cliff, a cliff 0.7 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 5.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31672444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
694 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.86621, -83.11737

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 43
Attractions: 33
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 3.7 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 13.1 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 20.9 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 22.1 mi
  • Parrot Mountain and Gardens: 22.8 mi
Parks: 26
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 12
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.0 mi
  • Dolly Parton childhood home: 15.8 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 16.1 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 21.5 mi
  • Masonic Monument: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cosby Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 15.2 mi
Springs: 7
Rest areas: 4
Gardens: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Bear: 24.0 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Green Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunup KnobSSW 200°1,534.24 m8.8 mi
Mount CammererSSW 199°1,502.05 m7.5 mi
Rocky Face MountainSSW 204°1,417.19 m9.1 mi
Laurel MountainESE 113°1,311 m8.2 mi
Snowbird MountainSE 145°1,295 m6.4 mi
Round MountainE 97°1,290 m8.9 mi
Richbut MountainSSW 205°1,289.02 m7.8 mi
Wildcat TopSE 143°1,284 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1720:1520:53
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:4016:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586672767569594942
Precip in4.23.94.74.44.66.46.54.64.02.73.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356849641

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