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Locust Knob

Locust Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Locust Knob rises to 412 m in Tennessee. Hickory Hill stands 405 m to the west, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mason Bluff, a cliff 2.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31678520, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
412 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.65618, -86.29527

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Bell Buckle Historic District: 5.7 mi
  • Wartrace City Park: 9.3 mi
  • Barfield Crescent Park: 10.4 mi
  • Barfield Crescent Disc Golf: 10.8 mi
  • Rogers Park: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 14
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 6
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 17.8 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 20.2 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 20.6 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 21.1 mi
  • Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Cooper Steel Arena: 14.2 mi
  • GO USA Fun Park: 15.5 mi
  • Williamson Family Farm: 17.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Maney Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Natural Spring House: 17.6 mi
  • Short Spring: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Locust Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickory HillW 271°405 m4.8 mi
Gowen KnobNNE 22°399 m7.0 mi
Pilot KnobNNE 26°396 m2.9 mi
Soapstone HillW 266°386 m5.0 mi
Gilly HillENE 78°386 m8.6 mi
Flat MountainESE 110°385 m17.2 mi
Versailles KnobWNW 288°381 m14.4 mi
Summitville MountainESE 112°380 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3119:2720:05
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5215:5716:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576471747468584840
Precip in5.75.36.15.25.15.64.64.14.23.64.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wartrace 6E, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356817335

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