Kelly Knob
Kelly Knob rises to 435 m in Tennessee. Black Mountain stands 721 m to the south-southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Daugherty Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States.
Wikidata Q31676346, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 435 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gazebo Overlook · 18 mi
- Sugerloaf Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Parksville Lake Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Whig Cove · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Englewood Mini-Park: 2.9 mi
- Englewood Park: 3.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 5.1 mi
- Firefighter Park: 5.2 mi
- L&N Depot Park: 5.2 mi
- Daugherty Knob: 1.7 mi
- Cartwright Knob: 1.8 mi
- Wilson Knob: 2.1 mi
- Goat Knob: 2.5 mi
- Johnson Knob: 3.2 mi
- World War I Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 5.2 mi
- Company A: 5.2 mi
- M60 Tank: 5.4 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 5.2 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 5.2 mi
- The Lost Sea: 10.7 mi
- Prayer Mountain: 22.1 mi
- Arise and Shine Marker: 22.1 mi
- White Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Ward Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Henegar Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Sivils Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Lowry Falls: 11.8 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 14.2 mi
- Big Lost Falls: 16.9 mi
- Bald River Falls: 17.2 mi
- Baby Falls: 17.2 mi
- Swift Museum: 4.9 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 5.1 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 8.1 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 10.0 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 19.7 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 12.5 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 12.5 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 12.7 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 13.2 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 13.6 mi
- Sensaboy Spring: 24.6 mi
- Parksville Beach: 21.4 mi
- Shady Beach: 23.5 mi
- Cute: 19.6 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Kelly Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | SSE 153° | 721 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cataska Mountain | SE 137° | 676 m | 10.2 mi |
| Borin Top | SE 137° | 675 m | 10.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | S 173° | 630 m | 5.7 mi |
| Locust Mountain | S 181° | 620 m | 7.5 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | S 186° | 603 m | 7.8 mi |
| Gee Knob | SSW 199° | 599 m | 10.6 mi |
| Tellico Mountain | ESE 115° | 587 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:19 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:50 | 17:30 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1290040 — Kelly Knob, McMinn County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356814258
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