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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 359 m in Tennessee. Short Mountain stands 635 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Smith County, Tennessee, United States.

Wikidata Q31683079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
359 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.12922, -86.05666

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 9
  • The Eads Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 15.1 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 13.5 mi
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 13.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 15.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainSSE635 m18.7 mi
Mason MountainSSE533 m18.7 mi
Little Short MountainSSE522 m20.5 mi
Sugartree KnobS446 m18.3 mi
Mount DefianceWSW398 m7.0 mi
Fisher KnobSSW383 m10.5 mi
Turney KnobSSW379 m10.8 mi
Manchester HillS367 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2218:56
June solstice05:2819:2720:05
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5215:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787771604941
Precip in4.54.95.04.44.75.05.03.73.43.43.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carthage, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356826932

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