Round Knob
Round Knob rises to 757 m in Tennessee. Unaka Mountain stands 1,579 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Huckleberry Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31429105, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 757 m
How to reach it
- 22.7 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 25.0 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 25.6 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Huckleberry Knob: 0.5 mi
- Sunset Point: 0.6 mi
- White Rock: 0.9 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Haynes Knob: 2.1 mi
- Buffalo Mountain Park: 0.7 mi
- Tipton-Haynes Historic Site: 1.1 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.9 mi
- Powell Square Park: 1.9 mi
- Founders Park: 2.2 mi
- Tipton Cemetery: 1.2 mi
- Carillion: 1.9 mi
- Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Fort Watauga: 6.6 mi
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail: 6.7 mi
- Betty Range Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Moody Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 7.9 mi
- McAfee Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Stony Point: 10.3 mi
- Red Fork Falls: 10.3 mi
- Laurel Falls: 11.7 mi
- Martin Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 12.8 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 6.7 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 7.1 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 7.2 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 7.4 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 8.5 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 2.4 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 2.5 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 12.7 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 15.3 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 17.0 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 17.9 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 22.2 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 24.0 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 12.3 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Junaluska: 3.7 mi
- Hampton Spring: 9.5 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 12.2 mi
- Lost Cove: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Round Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unaka Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,579 m | 10.6 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | SSE 152° | 1,359 m | 11.9 mi |
| Beauty Spot | S 176° | 1,347 m | 11.5 mi |
| Elkwallow Knob | SSE 157° | 1,314 m | 12.9 mi |
| Loggy Knob | SSE 154° | 1,294 m | 12.3 mi |
| Piney Ball | SSE 153° | 1,288 m | 11.3 mi |
| Piney Bald | SE 136° | 1,277 m | 12.6 mi |
| Big Ball | SSE 160° | 1,254 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356885866
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 2 mi
- Elizabethton · 7 mi
- Kingsport · 21 mi
- Bristol · 23 mi
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