Holston High Knob
Holston High Knob rises to 1,261 m in Tennessee. Rich Knob stands 1,295 m to the northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Holston Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31674360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1261 m
How to reach it
- 20.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 28.5 mi off the Little Parkway
- 28.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Watauga View · 28 mi
- Storyteller Rock · 28 mi
- Calloway Peak · 28 mi
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Holston Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Flint Rock: 1.6 mi
- Big Oak Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Grandfather Knob: 4.5 mi
- Little Oak Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Cherokee Purchase Unit: 6.7 mi
- Kettlefoot Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Observation Park: 8.6 mi
- Holston View Park: 9.3 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 5.5 mi
- gross/morrel homestead: 7.0 mi
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 8.3 mi
- Memorial Tower: 9.9 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 10.8 mi
- Bee Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Moody Cliff: 13.4 mi
- Betty Range Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Pardee Point: 14.5 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 1.7 mi
- Laurel Falls: 13.1 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 14.3 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 17.2 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 11.2 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 12.5 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 14.9 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 15.2 mi
- William King Museum: 18.1 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 6.8 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 9.6 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 10.4 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 13.7 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 17.2 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 10.9 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 11.0 mi
- Trials Playground: 13.1 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Hampton Spring: 13.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 21.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 21.6 mi
- Brig Spring: 23.0 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 16.9 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 23.6 mi
- Heartwood: 17.0 mi
- Junaluska: 19.4 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 20.2 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 17.2 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 19.2 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 23.8 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 13.2 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 13.4 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 11.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Holston High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Knob | NE 56° | 1,295 m | 6.3 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | ENE 74° | 1,282 m | 11.1 mi |
| Holston Mountain | N 1° | 1,264 m | 0.0 mi |
| Locust Knob | NE 55° | 1,223 m | 6.6 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | S 180° | 1,218 m | 12.8 mi |
| Firescald Knob | S 180° | 1,218 m | 12.8 mi |
| McQueen Knob | NE 47° | 1,177 m | 11.8 mi |
| Doe Mountain | E 100° | 1,163 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356885098
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 11 mi
- Elizabethton · 12 mi
- Johnson City · 18 mi
- Kingsport · 27 mi
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