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River Knobs

River Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

River Knobs rises to 292 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Creek Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.8 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31685791, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
292 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.57285, -84.82717

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 23
Waterfalls: 22
  • Hemlock Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Deep Pool Cascades 8: 9.9 mi
  • White Pine Cascades 28: 9.9 mi
  • Pine Branch Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 8.5 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 11.7 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 11.7 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 11.8 mi
  • Blythe Ferry: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Springs: 11
  • Mars Hill Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Clearwater Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 11.8 mi
Museums: 8
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 8.5 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 11.7 mi
  • Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 15.3 mi
  • McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 8.5 mi
  • Roadside Table: 11.2 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 12.6 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of River Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainNNW 329°931 m16.7 mi
Dorton KnobNNW 331°910 m17.9 mi
Bear Den MountainNNW 334°893 m17.4 mi
Brady MountainNNW 335°893 m19.3 mi
Black MountainN 350°862 m20.7 mi
Big Rock MountainN 356°824 m23.5 mi
Worthington KnobWNW 303°775 m14.9 mi
Gort KnobNW 317°774 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:51
June solstice06:2520:2120:59
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4616:5117:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576573777670584740
Precip in5.75.25.55.64.15.15.63.14.83.65.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spring City, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356829969

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