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Narrows Knob

Narrows Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Narrows Knob rises to 909 m in Tennessee. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dry Run Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31681185, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
909 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.34234, -81.91123

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lower Gorge River Access: 5.3 mi
  • Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
  • Watauga Gorge River Access: 7.0 mi
  • Buckeye Creek Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
  • Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 47
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Buckeye Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Mountaineer Falls: 9.4 mi
  • She Falls Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Splash Dam Falls: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 29
Attractions: 26
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 5.1 mi
  • Wautauga Dam: 11.8 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 14.9 mi
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 15.0 mi
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
Artworks: 17
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 9
  • Potters Truck Stop: 5.1 mi
  • Trials Playground: 8.3 mi
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 12.3 mi
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 8
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 15.2 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 15.3 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 15.6 mi
Springs: 6
  • Hampton Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 16.8 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Cave Spring: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Narrows Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainE 94°1,697 m11.4 mi
Beech MountainS 171°1,663 m11.0 mi
Pinnacles of the BeechS 171°1,652 m11.1 mi
Rich MountainE 101°1,633 m11.0 mi
Rocky KnobSSE 159°1,502 m10.4 mi
The BaldE 82°1,420 m5.8 mi
Ellison MountainE 101°1,355 m10.2 mi
Buckeye KnobESE 105°1,333 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1120:1120:49
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3616:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333642526067706964544437
Precip in4.43.74.34.64.45.25.24.22.93.13.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flat Springs 1E, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1295240 — Narrows Knob, Johnson County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356822987

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