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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 618 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lavender Knob, a peak 2.3 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States; geonames ID = 4649331

Wikidata Q31682950, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
618 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01396, -84.93745

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
  • Robinhood Park: 2.5 mi
  • Centennial Park: 6.0 mi
  • Obed River Park: 6.5 mi
  • Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 23
Waterfalls: 12
  • Ozone Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Ray Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Keaton Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 20.0 mi
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 20.1 mi
Springs: 7
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 10.5 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 21.9 mi
Museums: 5
  • Native Stone Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Monterey Depot Museum: 20.6 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 21.6 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Roadside Table: 20.0 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 21.9 mi
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 22.2 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 15.8 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 22.2 mi
  • East Fork Stables: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 4.7 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Troop 45: 18.4 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainS 188°931 m16.2 mi
Dorton KnobS 189°910 m15.1 mi
Brady MountainS 188°893 m13.1 mi
Bear Den MountainS 185°893 m14.9 mi
Black MountainSSE 166°862 m10.4 mi
Luper MountainESE 116°833 m9.3 mi
Big Rock MountainSSE 147°824 m8.3 mi
Thorny MountainSE 130°811 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2419:2220:01
September equinox06:2818:0418:38
December solstice06:4715:5016:30

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/356826914

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