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Grissel Knob

Grissel Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Grissel Knob rises to 973 m in Tennessee. Cross Mountain stands 1,075 m to the south-southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hatmaker Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31672764, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
973 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.29258, -84.27160

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 22
  • Why Miners Fought: 7.9 mi
  • Convict Lease System: 7.9 mi
  • Militia Hill: 7.9 mi
  • American Chestnuts: 7.9 mi
  • Coal Creek War: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 11
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Campbell County Historical: 10.4 mi
  • Lenoir Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Norris Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Museum of Appalachia: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Train Cars: 9.5 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 11.2 mi
  • Winona General Store: 11.3 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 11.7 mi
  • Aspire: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Emory Gap Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Debord Falls: 15.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Massengil Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 22.4 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 24.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Diocese Arch: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Grissel Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainSSE 161°1,075 m6.9 mi
The Flag PoleSSE 161°1,075 m6.9 mi
Redoak MountainS 172°1,027 m7.6 mi
Buffalo MountainSSW 193°1,008 m9.3 mi
Hurricane MountainS 188°1,007 m0.9 mi
Pilot MountainS 180°993 m10.0 mi
Burge MountainSW 223°993 m10.6 mi
Patterson MountainSSW 201°984 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:49
June solstice06:2120:2020:59
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4516:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566471747468574638
Precip in5.15.45.55.84.34.95.44.34.13.44.05.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1286322 — Grissel Knob, Campbell County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356807076

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