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High Knob

High Knob, seen from above at true elevation

High Knob rises to 521 m in Tennessee. Bryson Mountain stands 976 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kincaid Historical Monument, a park 1.7 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31673820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
521 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.41452, -83.97992

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 47
Historic sites: 20
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 9
  • Campbell County Historical: 8.1 mi
  • Lenoir Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 15.1 mi
  • Norris Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 14.4 mi
  • Tri-State Point: 21.3 mi
  • Aspire: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 14.0 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 15.6 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bryson MountainNE 37°976 m13.4 mi
Huckaby KnobWSW 252°953 m17.1 mi
Pine BaldWSW 246°935 m17.6 mi
Stout KnobNNE 20°892 m4.4 mi
Nicholson MountainNE 46°873 m15.1 mi
Rich MountainNNE 28°860 m12.9 mi
Walnut MountainW 277°859 m12.7 mi
Koker KnobN 354°850 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:1920:2020:58
September equinox07:2519:0119:34
December solstice07:4516:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556572757468574639
Precip in4.65.05.25.14.85.05.83.83.62.83.85.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1287699 — High Knob, Campbell County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356810870

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