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Pine Knob

Pine Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Knob rises to 814 m in Tennessee. Hump Mountain stands 1,688 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 8.0 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31683302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
814 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.29429, -81.93567

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Buckeye Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Mountaineer Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Splash Dam Falls: 6.2 mi
  • She Falls Falls: 6.8 mi
Parks
  • Lower Gorge River Access: 3.3 mi
  • Buckeye Creek Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
  • Watauga Gorge River Access: 5.5 mi
  • Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
  • Wynn Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 30
Attractions: 26
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 4.4 mi
  • Wautauga Dam: 10.6 mi
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 12.3 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 13.1 mi
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 22
Artworks: 17
  • Hellbenders: 14.9 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 15.0 mi
  • Doc Watson Statue: 15.0 mi
  • Time and Honor: 15.0 mi
  • The Rock: 15.1 mi
Museums: 14
  • Beech Mountain History Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Avery County Musuem: 14.4 mi
  • Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 15.2 mi
  • Children's Playhouse: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Potters Truck Stop: 8.6 mi
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 10.6 mi
  • Trials Playground: 11.8 mi
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 8
Springs: 5
  • Hampton Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 14.3 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Cave Spring: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Pine Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hump MountainSSW1,688 m11.5 mi
Beech MountainSSE1,663 m8.2 mi
Pinnacles of the BeechSSE1,652 m8.2 mi
Hanging RockSSE1,582 m11.5 mi
Elk Park 9SSW1,474 m11.2 mi
The BaldENE1,420 m8.2 mi
Ellison MountainE1,355 m11.5 mi
Buckeye KnobE1,333 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1120:1120:49
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3616:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333642526067706964544437
Precip in4.43.74.34.64.45.25.24.22.93.13.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flat Springs 1E, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356827064

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