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No Business Knob

No Business Knob, seen from above at true elevation

No Business Knob rises to 1,244 m in Tennessee. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the south-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Can Lot, a peak 1.3 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31428614, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,244 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.06511, -82.44264

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Waterfalls: 49
  • Big Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Martin Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Lower Higgins Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Birchfield Camp Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Josiah Falls: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 26
  • WWII Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 9.1 mi
  • Moye Rest: 10.3 mi
  • Otway Burns: 13.0 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 18
Artworks: 9
  • Rock Bridge: 13.0 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 13.0 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 13.0 mi
  • Stream: 13.0 mi
  • Friends: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 5
  • ETSU Community Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 20.0 mi
  • Terrace garden: 20.1 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 22.0 mi
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 18.1 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 18.2 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 18.5 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 21.0 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 22.3 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 22.8 mi
  • Overlook Access: 23.4 mi
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Springs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 23.4 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of No Business Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldSSW1,674 m5.8 mi
Big StampSSW1,639 m5.7 mi
Unaka MountainENE1,579 m9.4 mi
Little BaldSSW1,575 m4.1 mi
Upper Haw KnobSSW1,492 m8.1 mi
Green Ridge KnobW1,480 m10.1 mi
Gravel KnobW1,478 m10.3 mi
Sampson MountainS1,454 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1420:1320:51
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3816:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556371747368574639
Precip in3.53.33.84.04.85.15.54.83.32.52.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356824113

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