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Hiwassee Knobs

Hiwassee Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

Hiwassee Knobs rises to 402 m in Tennessee. Peaked Top stands 565 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Lost Sea, a attraction 3.4 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31674295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
402 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.57174, -84.38909

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Houston Park: 3.8 mi
  • Sweetwater Duck Park: 4.5 mi
  • Friendship Park: 4.6 mi
  • Kefauver Park: 5.0 mi
  • Engleman Park: 5.3 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 22
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 11
Springs: 11
  • Poplar Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Clearwater Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Huffine Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Baby Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Bald River Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Falls Branch Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 24.1 mi
  • Lower Falls: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 19.5 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 23.0 mi
  • Saratoga Pavillion: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 8.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Hiwassee Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked TopSE 136°565 m12.6 mi
Harlan MountainSE 136°565 m12.6 mi
Tyler MountainSE 129°560 m16.0 mi
Cane Creek MountainSE 134°560 m16.0 mi
Bell MountainSSE 147°549 m16.2 mi
Mocking Crow MountainSSE 167°536 m16.9 mi
Peaky TopSSE 167°532 m16.9 mi
Peaky TopSSE 167°524 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2320:1920:57
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4416:4917:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250586774787772604942
Precip in5.65.15.55.54.65.05.54.05.23.64.95.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356811256

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