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McQueen Knob

McQueen Knob, seen from above at true elevation

McQueen Knob rises to 1,177 m in Tennessee. Pond Mountain stands 1,354 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Pine Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31680158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1177 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.57234, -81.92096

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 26
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 5.0 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 8.3 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 8.9 mi
  • AT2020: 8.9 mi
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Blue Hole Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Abrams Falls: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 9
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Artworks: 4
Springs: 4
  • Boiling Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Cave Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Brig Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Hampton Spring: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 17.8 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of McQueen Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pond MountainE 87°1,354 m14.1 mi
Pine MountainSE 131°1,323 m14.6 mi
Leander MountainSE 128°1,321 m14.2 mi
Bald KnobESE 110°1,318 m11.8 mi
Winnie KnobE 99°1,311 m12.2 mi
Rich KnobSW 218°1,295 m5.6 mi
Grindstone KnobSSE 158°1,282 m5.2 mi
Cut Laurel KnobESE 101°1,270 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1020:1220:50
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3716:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546370747367564538
Precip in3.83.94.54.44.44.34.73.83.32.83.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abingdon 3S, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1293461 — McQueen Knob, Sullivan County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356819775

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