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Master Knob

Master Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Master Knob rises to 636 m in Tennessee. Clarke Mountain stands 1,250 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakeview Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31679712, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
636 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.35761, -82.35458

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 28
Cliffs: 28
Waterfalls: 21
  • Laurel Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Coon Den Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Red Fork Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Dennis Cove Waterfall: 15.9 mi
  • Blue Hole Falls: 16.5 mi
Museums: 12
Attractions: 7
  • Johnson City Sign: 2.8 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 2.8 mi
  • Appalachian Caverns: 10.2 mi
  • Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 12.4 mi
  • Wautauga Dam: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 13.9 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 17.4 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 13.3 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
Springs: 1
  • Hampton Spring: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Master Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clarke MountainSE 146°1,250 m15.5 mi
Stone MountainSSE 155°1,129 m11.3 mi
Fork MountainSE 126°1,101 m12.3 mi
Pinnacle MountainS 185°1,074 m9.7 mi
Campbell Pen KnobESE 120°1,068 m15.2 mi
Buffalo MountainS 185°1,048 m9.7 mi
Pond MountainESE 109°1,034 m14.8 mi
Buffalo MountainS 179°1,005 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1320:1320:51
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3816:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566471757468574639
Precip in3.83.84.03.84.45.25.94.23.02.83.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1328846 — Master Knob, Washington County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356885444

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