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McMahan Knob

McMahan Knob, seen from above at true elevation

McMahan Knob rises to 355 m in Tennessee. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the east-southeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasant Hill Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 309 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31680132, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
355 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.93062, -86.73250

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Marcella Vivrette Smith Park: 2.7 mi
  • Trinity County Park: 3.0 mi
  • Trinity County Park: 3.0 mi
  • Primm Historic Park: 3.5 mi
  • Sunset Elementary and Middle School: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 47
Museums: 32
Artworks: 21
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 10.5 mi
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 14.1 mi
  • Life Can Be Sweet: 14.5 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 14.6 mi
  • #educationisnotacrime: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 20
Nature reserves: 17
Cliffs: 13
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 3
  • Creekside Crossing: 8.1 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 16.3 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 1
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of McMahan Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobESE 120°370 m7.0 mi
ButeomontSE 129°368.8 m2.3 mi
Jenkins HillESE 106°367 m3.2 mi
Polk HillESE 104°366 m4.5 mi
Morton KnobE 101°365 m3.7 mi
Scales MountainSE 126°362 m11.0 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobE 90°361 m0.6 mi
Townsel HillSE 130°359 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3119:2920:07
September equinox06:3618:1218:45
December solstice06:5415:5816:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576675787770594740
Precip in4.64.75.54.95.74.44.53.74.03.54.04.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356819705

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