Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob rises to 534 m in Tennessee. Tyler Mountain stands 597 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Linder Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Overton County, Tennessee, United States.
Wikidata Q31682984, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 534 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 25.9 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Linder Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Oak Grove Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Alpine Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Gullet Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Schoolhouse Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Livingston City Ballpark: 4.9 mi
- Obey River Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Cove Creek Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
- Cordell Hull: 11.0 mi
- Willow Grove Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
- Tar Gap Overlook: 12.8 mi
- Swift Ford Overlook: 13.2 mi
- Accordion Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Stephens Point: 13.4 mi
- Tom's Gap: 13.4 mi
- Overton County Museum: 5.7 mi
- Old Jail: 16.9 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 16.9 mi
- Clay County Museum: 17.0 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 17.4 mi
- East Point Marina: 6.6 mi
- good landing beach: 7.6 mi
- launch site for kayak: 8.6 mi
- Sunset Marina: 8.6 mi
- Star Point Marina: 11.3 mi
- Upper Waterloo Falls: 15.2 mi
- Waterloo Falls: 15.4 mi
- Wash Morgan Falls: 17.6 mi
- Savannah Falls: 20.1 mi
- Charlotte Falls: 20.6 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 5.6 mi
- TTU Eagle Statue: 22.6 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 17.8 mi
- The Pink Elephant: 24.6 mi
- Tech Native Plant Garden: 22.7 mi
- CRMC Basin Garden: 23.2 mi
- Olympus: 11.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Mountain | S 181° | 597 m | 15.5 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | SSE 166° | 592 m | 15.7 mi |
| Copeland Mountain | S 182° | 585 m | 15.3 mi |
| Harris Mountain | SSW 191° | 582 m | 11.4 mi |
| Gunter Mountain | S 174° | 580 m | 16.7 mi |
| Negro Mountain | SSE 168° | 577 m | 14.8 mi |
| Alpine Mountain | S 177° | 574 m | 4.2 mi |
| France Mountain | S 182° | 570 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:25 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston Radio Wliv, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1310301 — Pilot Knob, Overton County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356851021
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