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Little Firescald Knob

Little Firescald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Little Firescald Knob rises to 1,373 m in Tennessee. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the southwest, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackstack Cliffs, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. Appalachian Medley passes 8.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31677536, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1373 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.03430, -82.70121

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 25
  • Margarette Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Camp Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Trillium Falls: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 15
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 7.2 mi
  • Moye Rest: 9.3 mi
  • McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 11.4 mi
  • Valentine Sevier Home: 11.4 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.3 mi
Museums: 13
  • Doak House Museum: 10.3 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 11.4 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 11.4 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Overlook Access: 9.1 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 10.8 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Rock Bridge: 23.9 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 23.9 mi
  • Friends: 23.9 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 23.9 mi
  • Stream: 23.9 mi
Springs: 3
Attractions: 3
  • French Broad Rafting: 13.3 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 21.9 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 21.7 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Little Firescald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camp Creek BaldSW 227°1,480 m1.1 mi
Green Ridge KnobE 80°1,480 m4.5 mi
Gravel KnobENE 66°1,478 m4.5 mi
Big ButtENE 60°1,467 m4.4 mi
Little Bald MountainWSW 243°1,438 m0.9 mi
Wilson KnobENE 66°1,396 m7.6 mi
Sugarloaf KnobESE 121°1,393 m5.6 mi
Lick RockSE 126°1,393 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1420:52
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047566573767569584740
Precip in3.53.84.04.44.34.35.04.43.02.72.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeneville EXP STN, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356885340

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