Pilot Knob
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
- 7.2 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lavender Knob: 2.3 mi
- Turkey Knob: 2.7 mi
- Peavine Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Little Peavine Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Barnes Mountain: 7.7 mi
- 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
- Long Point: 10.3 mi
- Brady Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Image Wall: 14.3 mi
- Negro Jumpoff: 15.3 mi
- Stillhouse Rock: 17.5 mi
- 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
- Keyes-Harrison Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Black Mountain Area: 10.4 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 11.1 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 15.5 mi
- Hinch Mountain Area: 17.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 4.7 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Head of the Sequatchie River: 15.8 mi
- East Fork Stables: 23.6 mi
- Troop 45: 18.4 mi
- Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 22.6 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 19.3 mi
- Montgomery: 19.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinch Mountain | S 188° | 931 m | 16.2 mi |
| Dorton Knob | S 189° | 910 m | 15.1 mi |
| Brady Mountain | S 188° | 893 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | S 185° | 893 m | 14.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 166° | 862 m | 10.4 mi |
| Luper Mountain | ESE 116° | 833 m | 9.3 mi |
| Big Rock Mountain | SSE 147° | 824 m | 8.3 mi |
| Thorny Mountain | SE 130° | 811 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:22 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:50 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crossville MEM AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356826914
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