Mitchell Knob
Mitchell Knob rises to 531 m in Tennessee. Jakes Mountain stands 670 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dukes Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31680663, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 531 m
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dukes Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Keener Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Tandy Knob: 1.8 mi
- Bone Cave Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Spencer City Park: 3.6 mi
- Rock Island State Rustic Park: 8.2 mi
- Pearson Park: 11.8 mi
- Beecher Wallace Homestead: 12.2 mi
- Fall Creek Falls State Park: 12.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 7.4 mi
- Piney Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Coon Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
- Medley Arch: 7.6 mi
- Copper Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Ivy Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Smoot Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 11.1 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 11.6 mi
- George's Hole: 11.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 13.6 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 2.9 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 3.1 mi
- George's Hole: 11.8 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 11.2 mi
- Pinhook: 13.9 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 20.1 mi
- Schwoon Spring: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Mitchell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakes Mountain | S 176° | 670 m | 16.2 mi |
| Wright Mountain | SSE 153° | 649 m | 14.6 mi |
| Hitchcox Mountain | SSE 157° | 647 m | 15.4 mi |
| Smartt Mountain | SSE 161° | 645 m | 13.6 mi |
| Pink Knob | SSE 158° | 641 m | 16.3 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | SSE 146° | 633 m | 14.8 mi |
| Hills Mountain | SSE 163° | 622 m | 13.7 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 149° | 617 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Island SP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1294112 — Mitchell Knob, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356820487
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