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Lavender Knob

Lavender Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Lavender Knob rises to 594 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Knob, a peak 2.3 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31677007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
594 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.02618, -84.97662

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
  • Robinhood Park: 4.8 mi
  • Centennial Park: 5.0 mi
  • Obed River Park: 5.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 21
Waterfalls: 13
  • Ozone Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Ray Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Keaton Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Stinging Fork Falls 60: 21.3 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 21.3 mi
Museums: 5
  • Native Stone Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Monterey Depot Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 23.7 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 23.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 12.0 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 16.2 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 20.8 mi
  • East Fork Stables: 22.7 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Roadside Table: 21.5 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 23.9 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 24.2 mi
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 5.8 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Troop 45: 20.4 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Lavender Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainS 180°931 m16.9 mi
Dorton KnobS 181°910 m15.7 mi
Brady MountainS 179°893 m13.8 mi
Bear Den MountainS 177°893 m15.7 mi
Black MountainSSE 157°862 m11.9 mi
Luper MountainESE 115°833 m11.6 mi
Big Rock MountainSE 139°824 m10.3 mi
Thorny MountainSE 126°811 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2419:2320:01
September equinox06:2918:0518:38
December solstice06:4815:5016:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946556370747367564639
Precip in4.95.15.45.55.24.95.53.64.13.14.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crossville MEM AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1290772 — Lavender Knob, Cumberland County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356815671

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