Nussom Knob
Nussom Knob rises to 603 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowen Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31681623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 603 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cowen Knob: 2.2 mi
- Raven Rock: 4.8 mi
- Cross Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.3 mi
- Potato Knob: 6.8 mi
- Cold Springs Community Park: 4.0 mi
- Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 5.6 mi
- Private Village Green - Residents Only: 6.0 mi
- Bledsoe County Ball Park: 7.2 mi
- Veterans Park: 7.6 mi
- Rockhouse Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
- Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Coon Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Copper Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Medley Arch: 12.3 mi
- Indian Head Point Overlook: 13.4 mi
- Spider Den Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Shut-in Gap Road Area: 11.0 mi
- Bridgestone-Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 11.1 mi
- Hinch Mountain Area: 11.3 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 12.7 mi
- Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 17.4 mi
- Clarence Darrow: 17.5 mi
- Blythe Ferry: 22.9 mi
- Routes Amphitheater: 23.1 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 16.7 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 17.0 mi
- Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 17.3 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 17.5 mi
- Military Memorial Museum: 18.0 mi
- Head of the Sequatchie River: 10.5 mi
- George's Hole: 10.6 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 11.0 mi
- Sunset Rock: 19.1 mi
- Flat Top Mountain Farm: 23.9 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- George's Hole: 10.6 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 17.3 mi
- Roadside Table: 18.4 mi
- Dripping Spring: 15.7 mi
- Black Mountain Springhouse: 18.9 mi
- Mars Hill Spring: 19.0 mi
- Moulton Spring: 19.6 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 6.0 mi
- Sam: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Nussom Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinch Mountain | ENE 66° | 931 m | 11.6 mi |
| Dorton Knob | ENE 61° | 910 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | ENE 63° | 893 m | 12.9 mi |
| Brady Mountain | NE 55° | 893 m | 13.5 mi |
| Worthington Knob | ESE 105° | 775 m | 6.8 mi |
| Gort Knob | E 84° | 774 m | 9.2 mi |
| Walker Knob | E 90° | 766 m | 8.0 mi |
| Brown Mountain | ENE 61° | 763 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:52 | 16:32 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pikeville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1296029 — Nussom Knob, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356824440
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