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Hildreth Knob

Hildreth Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Hildreth Knob rises to 359 m in Tennessee. Wright Mountain stands 541 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31674228, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
359 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.61729, -85.10495

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 42
Parks: 23
Attractions: 17
  • Wolf River Marina: 5.2 mi
  • Sunset Marina: 6.6 mi
  • launch site for kayak: 6.7 mi
  • Eagle Cove Marina: 7.1 mi
  • good landing beach: 7.8 mi
Museums: 7
Natural arches: 5
  • Buffalo Arch: 19.0 mi
  • Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 22.5 mi
  • Etta's Arch: 24.2 mi
  • Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 24.4 mi
  • Amphitheater Arch: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Handcock Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Town Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Standing Stone State Park: 20.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Hildreth Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wright MountainSE 140°541 m10.7 mi
Golman MountainESE 114°536 m5.0 mi
Buzzards RoostSSE 152°535 m11.4 mi
Sewell MountainN 360°532 m7.1 mi
Cherry Gap MountainENE 69°530 m12.7 mi
Bald RockE 89°527 m6.4 mi
Double Top MountainSSE 169°527 m7.3 mi
Tater HillS 175°526 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1818:52
June solstice05:2319:2520:03
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:5015:4916:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364048576572767469584740
Precip in4.55.05.05.24.94.75.34.13.63.33.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Byrdstown, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356811011

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