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Quarry Knob

Quarry Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Quarry Knob rises to 298 m in Tennessee. Bald Mountain stands 1,222 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hills, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31684845, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
298 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.04230, -84.89300

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Red Clay State Historic Park: 4.4 mi
  • Red Clay State Historic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Shugart Park: 6.5 mi
  • Avery Johnson Park: 6.6 mi
  • Martin's Corner: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 55
Attractions: 30
Cliffs: 19
Museums: 16
Artworks: 14
Waterfalls: 13
  • Rock Creek Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Benton Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Jacks River Falls 80: 18.8 mi
  • Emery Creek Upper Falls (3,4,5) 15, 40, 15: 20.7 mi
  • Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 7
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Garden of Prayer: 9.0 mi
  • Jo Lawrence Memorial Garden: 17.3 mi
  • Windwood Bulk Center: 17.9 mi
  • Blue Cross Garden: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Area #2: 12.9 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 17.9 mi
  • Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 18.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Quarry Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainSE 129°1,222 m19.4 mi
Little Bald MountainSE 131°1,126 m19.2 mi
Grassy MountainSE 135°1,125 m17.7 mi
Buckeye MountainESE 114°1,074 m19.1 mi
Bearpen HillE 95°791 m19.1 mi
Chestnut MountainE 99°748 m18.9 mi
Hogback MountainE 86°649 m18.6 mi
Chestnut MountainENE 69°595 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:52
June solstice06:2720:2020:58
September equinox07:2819:0519:38
December solstice07:4516:5317:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451606875787872604942
Precip in5.24.95.65.04.64.95.13.84.73.54.95.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Fltr PLT, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356829031

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