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Sassafras Knob

Sassafras Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Sassafras Knob rises to 1,016 m in Tennessee. Big Frog Mountain stands 1,276 m to the southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Frog Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31687044, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1016 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.09424, -84.41993

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
Waterfalls: 14
  • Big Lost Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 7.7 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Benton Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Lowry Falls: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Georgia-Tennessee Border: 7.9 mi
  • Rolling Thunder River Company: 8.1 mi
  • Prayer Mountain: 9.7 mi
  • Arise and Shine Marker: 9.7 mi
  • Fields of the Wood: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 4
Museums: 4
Springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Sassafras Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Frog MountainSW 224°1,276 m9.0 mi
ChimneytopSW 227°1,137 m7.9 mi
Hemp TopSW 214°1,089 m10.2 mi
Signal Pole HillESE 112°1,056 m8.2 mi
Pack MountainESE 112°1,049 m8.2 mi
Angelico MountainESE 116°1,027 m8.3 mi
Little Frog MountainS 180°1,017 m0.0 mi
Smith MountainNE 47°946 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2520:1820:56
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:4316:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351596875787771594842
Precip in4.64.94.94.84.94.55.34.14.13.24.85.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356832148

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