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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 624 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Private Village Green - Residents Only, a park 2.1 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1297481)

Wikidata Q31682913, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
624 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.80257, -85.19607

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
  • Private Village Green - Residents Only: 2.1 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 2.5 mi
  • Latimer Scout Reservation: 4.8 mi
  • Meadow Park Lake: 8.9 mi
  • Beecher Wallace Homestead: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Big Branch Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Big Laurel Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Virgin Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Lost Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Rockhouse Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 6.0 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 10.6 mi
  • George's Hole: 12.8 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 12.9 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • George's Hole: 12.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 20.3 mi
  • Roadside Table: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 20.3 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 23.6 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 23.6 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 23.6 mi
  • Troop 45: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Dripping Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 17.7 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainE 97°931 m12.3 mi
Dorton KnobE 91°910 m12.1 mi
Brady MountainE 82°893 m12.7 mi
Bear Den MountainE 91°893 m13.1 mi
Black MountainENE 75°862 m17.5 mi
Worthington KnobSE 134°775 m11.3 mi
Gort KnobESE 116°774 m11.9 mi
Walker KnobESE 122°766 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2619:2320:01
September equinox06:2918:0618:39
December solstice06:4815:5216:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1297481 — Pilot Knob, Cumberland County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356826904

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