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Slaty Knob

Slaty Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Slaty Knob rises to 737 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Thorny Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31429242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
737 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.92035, -84.81689

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
Cliffs: 15
Springs: 13
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 5.5 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Ozone Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Ray Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 13.3 mi
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 13.5 mi
  • Keaton Falls: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Troop 45: 9.4 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 15.9 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 16.6 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 16.6 mi
  • Lake Shore: 17.6 mi
Museums: 5
  • Native Stone Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 15.9 mi
  • K-25 History Center: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Roadside Table: 12.9 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 13.1 mi
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 14.7 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 5.5 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Slaty Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSW 223°931 m13.2 mi
Dorton KnobSW 228°910 m12.4 mi
Brady MountainSW 233°893 m10.8 mi
Bear Den MountainSW 224°893 m11.7 mi
Black MountainSW 230°862 m5.6 mi
Luper MountainNE 34°833 m2.9 mi
Big Rock MountainWSW 257°824 m2.3 mi
Thorny MountainN 357°811 m0.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:51
June solstice06:2420:2221:00
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4716:5017:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576573777670584740
Precip in5.45.45.55.64.75.56.03.84.43.54.66.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockwood 2, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1270486 — Slaty Knob, Cumberland County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356776123

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