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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 550 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost, a peak 1.9 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1297483)

Wikidata Q31682931, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
550 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.89451, -85.22108

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
  • Meadow Park Lake: 7.1 mi
  • Beecher Wallace Homestead: 7.1 mi
  • Private Village Green - Residents Only: 7.4 mi
  • Latimer Scout Reservation: 7.5 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 28
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 5
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 4.4 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 9.3 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 13.9 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 17.4 mi
  • George's Hole: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • George's Hole: 17.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
  • Roadside Table: 24.0 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 15.9 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • The Pink Elephant: 24.2 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • CRMC Basin Garden: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainESE 120°931 m15.7 mi
Dorton KnobESE 116°910 m15.0 mi
Brady MountainESE 108°893 m14.8 mi
Bear Den MountainESE 114°893 m15.9 mi
Worthington KnobSE 146°775 m17.1 mi
Gort KnobSE 134°774 m16.8 mi
Walker KnobSE 138°766 m16.6 mi
Brown MountainESE 108°763 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2619:2320:01
September equinox06:3018:0618:39
December solstice06:4815:5216:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946556370747367564639
Precip in4.95.15.45.55.24.95.53.64.13.14.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crossville MEM AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356826911

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