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Locust Knob

Locust Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Locust Knob rises to 311 m in Tennessee. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cub Knob, a peak 2.3 miles away. 144 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31678538, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
311 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.23755, -86.01221

144 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Parks: 50
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 8
  • The Eads Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Granville Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 14.2 mi
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 6.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Locust Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceSW 217°398 m14.0 mi
Fisher KnobSSW 201°383 m18.4 mi
Turney KnobSSW 202°379 m18.6 mi
Round Top KnobS 189°364 m14.9 mi
Hawkins HillS 186°363 m20.3 mi
Grandfather KnobSW 219°363 m22.4 mi
Fodderstack KnobSSW 195°362 m19.8 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 198°359 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2218:56
June solstice05:2819:2720:05
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5215:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787771604941
Precip in4.54.95.04.44.75.05.03.73.43.43.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carthage, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1291795 — Locust Knob, Smith County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356817339

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