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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.

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: 54
  • Lascassas Ball Park: 4.8 mi
  • Mona Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
  • Richard Siegel Park: 5.7 mi
  • East Fork Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
  • Fall Creek Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
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
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 7.0 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 6.7 mi
  • State Street Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Cane Ridge Community Garden: 17.5 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 KnobSSE399 m17.0 mi
Mount DefianceENE398 m10.8 mi
Fisher KnobE383 m10.7 mi
Turney KnobE379 m10.3 mi
Sumner KnobWSW370 m18.4 mi
Polk HillWSW366 m19.2 mi
Round Top KnobE364 m15.1 mi
Grandfather KnobE363 m3.2 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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