Gross Knob
Gross Knob rises to 832 m in Kentucky. MCD 173 stands 1,096 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Peters Knob, a peak 2.4 miles away. Pine Mountain Road passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Kentucky, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49034062, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 832 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 13.5 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 17.3 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 17.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Overlook · 23 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peters Knob: 2.4 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 2.7 mi
- Happy Top: 3.3 mi
- Bob Lowe Knob: 5.2 mi
- Fox Knob: 5.3 mi
- Huff Park: 5.5 mi
- Dressen Park (Blue Courts): 5.7 mi
- Stone Mountain Park: 14.4 mi
- Thomas Walker Civic Park: 15.2 mi
- Redbird Wildlife Management Area: 17.3 mi
- Hawkeye Overlook: 8.6 mi
- Railhouse: 9.5 mi
- Lions Den: 9.9 mi
- Building: 10.0 mi
- Gold Fish Pond: 10.0 mi
- Martins Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
- Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 15.0 mi
- Stone Mountain Natural Area: 17.0 mi
- E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 18.3 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 19.5 mi
- Howard Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Chain Rock: 17.6 mi
- Fletcher Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Slanting Misery: 20.1 mi
- Martin's Station: 17.6 mi
- Joseph Martin monument: 17.6 mi
- Stone Face Rock: 22.1 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 5.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Gross Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCD 173 | E 91° | 1,096 m | 18.9 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | E 96° | 1,063 m | 18.9 mi |
| White Rocks | S 186° | 1,019 m | 14.2 mi |
| Joe Knob | ENE 77° | 1,010 m | 18.2 mi |
| Fox Knob | SSE 156° | 997 m | 5.3 mi |
| Grays Knob | SE 130° | 973 m | 8.9 mi |
| Kitts Knob | ESE 105° | 959 m | 13.3 mi |
| Brush Mountain | SSW 210° | 954 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:18 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baxter, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358590825
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