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Ropers Knob

Ropers Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Ropers Knob rises to 303 m in Tennessee. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Aspen Grove Park, a park 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 308 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31686194, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
303 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.93784, -86.84250

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 44
Museums: 31
Attractions: 20
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 17
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Creekside Crossing: 7.2 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 11.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Ropers Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobESE 108°370 m12.9 mi
ButeomontESE 104°368.8 m8.2 mi
Jenkins HillE 98°367 m9.3 mi
Polk HillE 99°366 m10.7 mi
Morton KnobE 97°365 m9.9 mi
Scales MountainESE 115°362 m16.6 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobE 94°361 m6.7 mi
McMahan KnobE 95°355 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2618:59
June solstice05:3219:3020:08
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5515:5816:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394250596776807972614942
Precip in4.34.85.25.25.44.44.63.64.03.53.85.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Sewage PLT, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356830909

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