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Mason Knob

Mason Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Mason Knob rises to 284 m in Tennessee. Gowen Knob stands 399 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Halls Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 306 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31679661, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
284 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.98812, -86.32305

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 10
Attractions: 7
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 8.9 mi
  • Williamson Family Farm: 11.1 mi
  • GO USA Fun Park: 11.4 mi
  • Nashville Shores Water Park: 19.6 mi
  • Visitor Center: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 7.0 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 3
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 9.7 mi
  • Blue Horseshoe: 10.0 mi
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 9.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Mason Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gowen KnobSSE 166°399 m17.0 mi
Mount DefianceENE 56°398 m10.8 mi
Fisher KnobE 90°383 m10.7 mi
Turney KnobE 90°379 m10.3 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 152°371 m13.0 mi
Sumner KnobWSW 246°370 m18.4 mi
Polk HillWSW 255°366 m19.2 mi
Round Top KnobE 80°364 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3019:2820:06
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5315:5616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586775797872604941
Precip in4.74.95.34.84.95.75.03.64.03.54.15.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murfreesboro 5 N, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356818868

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