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Rider Knob

Rider Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rider Knob rises to 378 m in Tennessee. Black Mountain stands 721 m to the south, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Luther Bookout Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 8.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31685768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
378 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.42702, -84.41159

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Englewood Park: 4.1 mi
  • Englewood Mini-Park: 4.2 mi
  • Kefauver Park: 5.1 mi
  • Houston Park: 7.2 mi
  • Eureka Trail: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Baby Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Bald River Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Lowry Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 16.0 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 19.9 mi
Historic sites: 13
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 12
Museums: 8
Springs: 4
  • Clearwater Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 17.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Rider Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainS 186°721 m8.0 mi
Borin TopSSE 161°676 m10.9 mi
Cataska MountainSSE 161°676 m10.9 mi
Borin TopSSE 161°675 m10.9 mi
Round MountainSSW 198°630 m9.0 mi
Locust MountainSSW 199°620 m11.0 mi
Chestnut MountainSSW 202°603 m11.5 mi
Tellico MountainSE 139°587 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2420:1920:57
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:4416:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351596875787771594842
Precip in4.64.94.94.84.94.55.34.14.13.24.85.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1299389 — Rider Knob, Monroe County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356829798

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