Peak · Tennessee
Heupscup Knobs
Heupscup Knobs rises to 1,059 m in Tennessee. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31673619, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,059 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.17734, -82.05512
- 5.1 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 12.6 mi off the Little Parkway
- 14.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 14 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 14 mi
- Little Bald Overlook · 14 mi
- Watauga View · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Roan Mountain Community Park: 1.9 mi
- Roan Mountain State Park: 2.1 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Watauga Scenic Area: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Jones Falls: 4.4 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 4.9 mi
- Splash Dam Falls: 5.1 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 5.8 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 6.3 mi
Peaks
- Piney Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Hump Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Little Hump Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Pine Mountain: 4.0 mi
- White Rocks Mountain: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 8.2 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 14.2 mi
- Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 26
- Wautauga Dam: 10.7 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 12.2 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 13.2 mi
- Stack Rock: 14.4 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 25
- The Market on Oak: 18.1 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 18.1 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 18.1 mi
- The Rock: 20.8 mi
- Hellbenders: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Coltens Cliff: 6.5 mi
- High Point Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Flagpole Point: 7.6 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Pardee Point: 8.0 mi
Museums: 22
- Avery County Musuem: 9.6 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 10.2 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 13.6 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 15.9 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 9.5 mi
- Woods Walk: 13.4 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Elk Valley Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 13.3 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 14.8 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 17.0 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 8
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 18.2 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 20.7 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 20.8 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 21.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Hampton Spring: 9.9 mi
- Shanty Springs: 14.1 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 2
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 9.6 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Heupscup Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roan High Knob | SW 217° | 1,916 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cloudland Mountain | SW 220° | 1,883 m | 6.5 mi |
| Grassy Ridge Bald | SSW 195° | 1,879 m | 5.5 mi |
| Jane Bald | SSW 203° | 1,770 m | 5.4 mi |
| Round Bald | SSW 209° | 1,770 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hump Mountain | SE 137° | 1,688 m | 3.5 mi |
| Beartown Mountain | SW 229° | 1,674 m | 6.1 mi |
| Little Yellow Mountain | S 186° | 1,674 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1287526 — Heupscup Knobs, Carter County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356810607
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 15 mi
- Johnson City · 19 mi
- Bristol · 30 mi
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