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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 276 m in Tennessee. Miller Mountain stands 502 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Horsehead Knob, a peak 4.2 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 12 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States

Wikidata Q31682969, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
276 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.46395, -85.72164

137 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 11
  • Clay County Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Granville Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Monroe County Historical Society Museum: 16.4 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 19.4 mi
  • The Eads Museum: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Artworks: 2
  • Standing Stone State Park: 22.8 mi
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Mud Camp Creek Wildlife Management Area: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller MountainE 97°502 m21.5 mi
Reynolds MountainE 96°489 m20.6 mi
Goodpasture MountainE 95°453 m15.4 mi
Wilson MountainE 97°446 m17.5 mi
Algood MountainSE 139°444 m24.8 mi
Cooper MountainE 90°441 m18.3 mi
Palestine MountainE 87°434 m20.3 mi
Buck MountainSE 134°432 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:55
June solstice05:2619:2720:05
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:5215:5216:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048576674777670584739
Precip in4.84.95.34.75.55.54.94.13.43.73.95.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesboro, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1297492 — Pilot Knob, Jackson County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356826943

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