Rider Knob
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
- 8.7 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 20.0 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 23 mi
- Gazebo Overlook · 23 mi
- Whig Cove · 23 mi
- Haw Knob · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Luther Bookout Knob: 0.7 mi
- Johnson Knob: 1.3 mi
- McDaniel Knob: 1.7 mi
- Wilson Knob: 2.4 mi
- Bascom Irvin Knob: 3.7 mi
- 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
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 8.0 mi
- M60 Tank: 9.1 mi
- World War I Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Company A: 9.6 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 9.6 mi
- White Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Ward Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Blair Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Henegar Bluff: 21.8 mi
- The Lost Sea: 7.6 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 9.6 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 9.6 mi
- Greenback Castle: 19.4 mi
- Caboose: 22.2 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 7.7 mi
- Swift Museum: 8.5 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 9.6 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 10.6 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 15.2 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 14.8 mi
- Poplar Spring: 23.6 mi
- Sensaboy Spring: 24.2 mi
- Holloway Spring: 24.8 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 15.6 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 15.6 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 16.2 mi
- Cute: 20.8 mi
- Calderwood: 24.4 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Rider Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | S 186° | 721 m | 8.0 mi |
| Cataska Mountain | SSE 161° | 676 m | 10.9 mi |
| Borin Top | SSE 161° | 675 m | 10.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSW 198° | 630 m | 9.0 mi |
| Locust Mountain | SSW 199° | 620 m | 11.0 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | SSW 202° | 603 m | 11.5 mi |
| Harlan Mountain | E 85° | 565 m | 10.0 mi |
| Peaked Top | E 85° | 565 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:19 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
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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