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High Knob

High Knob, seen from above at true elevation

High Knob rises to 537 m in Tennessee. The Flag Pole stands 1,075 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Tanbark Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31673804, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
537 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.35063, -84.08881

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 21
  • Agee: 4.7 mi
  • Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
  • Loyston: 9.7 mi
  • Fort Anderson: 10.4 mi
  • Ghosts of Convict Miners: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 9
  • Campbell County Historical: 2.8 mi
  • Lenoir Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Norris Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Museum of Appalachia: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 8.7 mi
  • Aspire: 18.0 mi
  • Train Cars: 19.3 mi
  • Winona General Store: 20.0 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 16.5 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 1
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The Flag PoleSW 217°1,075 m13.2 mi
Cross MountainSW 217°1,075 m13.2 mi
Redoak MountainSW 218°1,027 m14.7 mi
Hurricane MountainWSW 245°1,007 m11.4 mi
Hatmaker KnobWSW 247°976 m11.6 mi
Ash Log MountainWSW 245°975 m13.1 mi
Grissel KnobWSW 249°973 m10.9 mi
Huckaby KnobW 266°953 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:48
June solstice06:2020:2020:58
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356810868

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