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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

Coordinates36.28261, -82.34514

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 27
Cliffs: 27
Waterfalls: 22
  • 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
Museums: 13
Attractions: 7
  • 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 areas: 4
  • 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
Picnic sites: 2
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 12.3 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • Hampton Spring: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Unaka MountainSSE 165°1,579 m10.6 mi
Little Bald KnobSSE 152°1,359 m11.9 mi
Beauty SpotS 176°1,347 m11.5 mi
Elkwallow KnobSSE 157°1,314 m12.9 mi
Loggy KnobSSE 154°1,294 m12.3 mi
Piney BallSSE 153°1,288 m11.3 mi
Piney BaldSE 136°1,277 m12.6 mi
Big BallSSE 160°1,254 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1320:1320:51
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3816:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566471757468574639
Precip in3.83.84.03.84.45.25.94.23.02.83.43.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356885866

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