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River Knobs

River Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

River Knobs rises to 261 m in Tennessee. Big Fodderstack stands 1,013 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Roane County Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31685802, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
261 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.85452, -84.57049

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Roane County Park: 1.4 mi
  • Roane County Park: 1.4 mi
  • Southwest Point Park: 2.6 mi
  • Kingston City Park: 2.9 mi
  • Kingston City Park: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 21
Springs: 18
  • Ambrose Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Rose Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Huffine Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Fort Southwest Point: 2.4 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 2.4 mi
  • Lake Shore: 5.9 mi
  • K-31: 10.9 mi
  • K-27: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Ozone Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Ray Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 18.5 mi
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 18.7 mi
  • Debord Falls: 20.3 mi
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 1.4 mi
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 5.3 mi
  • Roadside Table: 17.3 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 19.7 mi
  • Saratoga Pavillion: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Caboose: 15.2 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 22.9 mi
  • The Lost Sea: 23.4 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of River Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big FodderstackNNE 26°1,013 m19.5 mi
Frozen HeadNNE 19°1,001 m19.6 mi
Big Brushy MountainNNE 30°979 m17.8 mi
Flagpole KnobNNE 30°977 m17.8 mi
Little Fork MountainNNE 17°965 m18.4 mi
Chimney Top MountainNNE 14°948 m17.8 mi
Indian KnobNNE 18°931 m18.1 mi
Black MountainW 273°862 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2320:2120:59
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4516:4917:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149586775787772604840
Precip in5.56.05.45.54.74.75.23.94.33.24.56.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingston, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356829971

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