Skip to content

Lee Knob

Lee Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Lee Knob rises to 697 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Worthington Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31677109, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
697 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.70201, -85.03857

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 56
  • Cold Springs Community Park: 7.1 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 9.0 mi
  • Private Village Green - Residents Only: 9.6 mi
  • Natures Park: 10.1 mi
  • Cecil B Rigsby Elementary School Park: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Keaton Falls: 5.0 mi
  • White Pine Cascades 28: 6.0 mi
  • Stinging Fork Falls 60: 6.4 mi
  • Deep Pool Cascades 8: 6.5 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 9
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 14.4 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 14.4 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 14.4 mi
  • Troop 45: 17.3 mi
Museums: 9
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 10.0 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 19.0 mi
Springs: 7
  • Dripping Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 14.2 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 6.5 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 17.2 mi
  • George's Hole: 17.4 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 17.9 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 10.0 mi
  • Roadside Table: 11.3 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • George's Hole: 17.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 17.1 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Lee Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainNNE 32°931 m6.4 mi
Dorton KnobNNE 26°910 m7.4 mi
Bear Den MountainNNE 32°893 m8.0 mi
Brady MountainNNE 24°893 m9.4 mi
Black MountainNE 35°862 m14.0 mi
Big Rock MountainNE 35°824 m17.8 mi
Worthington KnobSW 215°775 m1.1 mi
Gort KnobNE 48°774 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1818:52
June solstice05:2519:2220:00
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4715:5216:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576573777670584740
Precip in5.75.25.55.64.15.15.63.14.83.65.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spring City, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1290960 — Lee Knob, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356816210

More peaks in Tennessee

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Lee Knob.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens