Peak · Tennessee
Round Knob
Round Knob rises to 601 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Edwards Point, a cliff 1.7 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31686333, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 601 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.15452, -85.36774
- 8.7 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 9.1 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 27.8 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Umbrella Rock · 10 mi
- Ropers Rock · 10 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 10 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #2 - Parrott Gun Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks: 58
- Andy Anderton Park: 1.8 mi
- Signal Mountain Boy Scout Park: 2.3 mi
- Signal Point Park: 2.4 mi
- Lena Givens Park: 2.6 mi
- Norris Field: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Signal Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Elder Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Suck Creek Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Buck Knob: 4.5 mi
- The Horseshoe: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Judge M.M. Allison: 4.1 mi
- Moonshine Still: 6.4 mi
- Hamilton Memorial Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Trail Of Tears: 7.5 mi
- Industrial Heritage: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 42
- Rainbow Falls 40: 1.9 mi
- Julia Falls 95: 2.1 mi
- Blowing Wind Falls: 5.3 mi
- Falling Water Falls 110: 5.4 mi
- Mystery Falls 8: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 38
- The Suck: 2.7 mi
- Central of Georgia 349: 8.5 mi
- Ruby Falls: 9.5 mi
- Orchard Knob Reservation: 9.6 mi
- Cravens House: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Edwards Point: 1.7 mi
- Signal Point: 2.4 mi
- James Point: 3.0 mi
- Wilder Point: 3.2 mi
- Williams Point: 3.3 mi
Museums: 19
- Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center: 7.6 mi
- Creative Discovery Museum: 7.7 mi
- Houston Museum of Decorative Arts: 7.7 mi
- Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum: 8.3 mi
- Siskin Museum of Religious Artifacts: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- North Chick Corridor: 4.7 mi
- Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge: 7.6 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Williams Unit: 7.8 mi
- Cartter Patten Easement: 7.8 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 13
- Woodland Tiger: 7.1 mi
- In Town Gallery: 7.2 mi
- Shakespeare: 7.4 mi
- The Rhino: 7.4 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 8
- rain garden: 4.1 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 7.6 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 7.7 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 10.0 mi
- Rock City Gardens: 12.5 mi
Springs: 7
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 2.0 mi
- Obar Spring: 9.3 mi
- Straight Spring: 12.5 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 14.8 mi
- Taylor Spring: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 9.0 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 11.2 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 12.3 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Grove: 10.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 13.6 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Picnic and Grill sites: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Saddleback Platform: 13.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 13.9 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 17.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 5.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Round Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | NW 317° | 715 m | 18.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 331° | 703 m | 16.1 mi |
| Lockhart Hill | NNW 343° | 694 m | 21.9 mi |
| Price Mountain | NNW 340° | 689 m | 21.8 mi |
| Flat Mountain | NNW 343° | 684 m | 18.9 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | NNW 346° | 664 m | 23.0 mi |
| Stocker Hill | NW 312° | 654 m | 20.2 mi |
| Round Top | S 186° | 647 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:20 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:22 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:55 | 17:34 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1300158 — Round Knob, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356831068
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