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Luther Bookout Knob

Luther Bookout Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Luther Bookout Knob rises to 408 m in Tennessee. Black Mountain stands 721 m to the south, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rider Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 8.4 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31679190, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
408 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.43285, -84.40242

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Englewood Park: 4.6 mi
  • Kefauver Park: 4.6 mi
  • Englewood Mini-Park: 4.7 mi
  • Houston Park: 6.6 mi
  • Eureka Trail: 9.6 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls: 21
  • Baby Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Bald River Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 16.4 mi
  • Lowry Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Falls Branch Falls: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 12
Museums: 8
Springs: 5
  • Clearwater Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 24.8 mi
  • Huffine Spring: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 16.1 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 17.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Luther Bookout Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainS721 m8.5 mi
Cataska MountainSSE676 m11.1 mi
Borin TopSSE675 m11.1 mi
Round MountainSSW630 m9.5 mi
Locust MountainSSW620 m11.6 mi
Chestnut MountainSSW603 m12.0 mi
Peaked TopE565 m9.4 mi
Harlan MountainE565 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2420:1920:57
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:4416:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351596875787771594842
Precip in4.64.94.94.84.94.55.34.14.13.24.85.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1292307 — Luther Bookout Knob, Monroe County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356817918

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