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Mitchell Knob

Mitchell Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.76340, -85.51498

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 29
  • 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
Waterfalls: 22
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Whale Face Rock: 11.1 mi
  • Cumberland Caverns: 11.6 mi
  • George's Hole: 11.8 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 13.6 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • George's Hole: 11.8 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 20.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Mitchell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jakes MountainS 176°670 m16.2 mi
Wright MountainSSE 153°649 m14.6 mi
Hitchcox MountainSSE 157°647 m15.4 mi
Smartt MountainSSE 161°645 m13.6 mi
Pink KnobSSE 158°641 m16.3 mi
Horseshoe MountainSSE 146°633 m14.8 mi
Hills MountainSSE 163°622 m13.7 mi
Buck KnobSSE 149°617 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2018:54
June solstice05:2719:2420:02
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:4915:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394250596774777670594942
Precip in5.15.16.05.24.85.45.34.34.03.54.66.2

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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