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McDaniel Knob

McDaniel Knob, seen from above at true elevation

McDaniel Knob rises to 409 m in Tennessee. Black Mountain stands 721 m to the south-southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Luther Bookout Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 8.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31680098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
409 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.44174, -84.38687

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kefauver Park: 4.0 mi
  • Englewood Park: 5.5 mi
  • Englewood Mini-Park: 5.7 mi
  • Houston Park: 5.7 mi
  • Eureka Trail: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Baby Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Bald River Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 16.9 mi
  • Lowry Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Falls Branch Falls: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 8
Springs: 5
  • Clearwater Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 24.4 mi
  • Huffine Spring: 24.5 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 16.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainSSW 194°721 m9.3 mi
Cataska MountainS 169°676 m11.5 mi
Borin TopS 169°676 m11.5 mi
Borin TopS 170°675 m11.5 mi
Round MountainSSW 204°630 m10.4 mi
Tellico MountainSSE 150°587 m9.7 mi
Peaked TopE 91°565 m8.6 mi
Harlan MountainE 91°565 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2320:1920:57
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
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 1308318 — McDaniel Knob, Monroe County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356848522

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