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Horsehead Knob

Horsehead Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Horsehead Knob rises to 288 m in Tennessee. Alpine Mountain stands 574 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Hill, a peak 2.9 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 9.9 miles off. 138 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31674656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
288 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.47450, -85.64803

138 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 11
  • Clay County Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Monroe County Historical Society Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Granville Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Overton County Museum: 19.0 mi
  • Baxter Visitor Center and Museum: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wash Morgan Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Savannah Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Charlotte Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Waterloo Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Upper Waterloo Falls: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Standing Stone State Park: 19.1 mi
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Mud Camp Creek Wildlife Management Area: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Star Point Marina: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horsehead Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alpine MountainESE 108°574 m24.4 mi
Gullet MountainESE 110°566 m22.9 mi
Brushy MountainESE 122°565 m24.8 mi
Pilot KnobE 99°534 m23.2 mi
Jones MountainSE 146°524 m24.1 mi
Miller MountainESE 101°502 m17.6 mi
Oak Grove MountainESE 107°491 m22.7 mi
Reynolds MountainE 100°489 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:55
June solstice05:2619:2620:05
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:5115:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048576674777670584739
Precip in4.84.95.34.75.55.54.94.13.43.73.95.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesboro, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1288418 — Horsehead Knob, Jackson County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356811871

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