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Lyons Knob

Lyons Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Lyons Knob rises to 488 m in Tennessee. High Knob stands 938 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Galloway Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31679292, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
488 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.29118, -84.79606

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 34
Parks: 24
  • Colditz Cove State Natural Area: 6.2 mi
  • Summers Park: 7.4 mi
  • Allardt Park: 7.8 mi
  • Mark Twain City Park: 12.1 mi
  • Robbins Park: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 9
  • East Fork Stables: 10.5 mi
  • Tackett Homesite & Graves: 17.3 mi
  • Rock Hole: 17.5 mi
  • Twin Arch South: 17.6 mi
  • Twin Arches: 17.6 mi
Museums: 5
Natural arches: 5
  • Diocese Arch: 13.3 mi
  • Buffalo Arch: 21.7 mi
  • Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 23.1 mi
  • Etta's Arch: 23.6 mi
  • Amphitheater Arch: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Angel Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Debord Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Emory Gap Falls: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 6.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Lyons Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobESE 110°938 m17.2 mi
Sandy Gap MountanESE 109°929 m19.2 mi
England MountainESE 121°921 m19.0 mi
Signal MountainE 92°887 m18.3 mi
Landrom MountainESE 115°884 m14.8 mi
Justice MountainESE 113°877 m17.7 mi
Young MountainESE 108°872 m13.9 mi
Flower MountainESE 105°854 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1719:51
June solstice06:2320:2321:01
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4816:4917:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566370747367574639
Precip in4.95.05.75.45.25.65.74.74.03.24.75.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allardt, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1292379 — Lyons Knob, Morgan County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356818018

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