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Spanish Needle Knob

Spanish Needle Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Spanish Needle Knob rises to 331 m in Tennessee. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31688325, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
331 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.29033, -86.13860

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 12
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 10.8 mi
  • The Eads Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Wynnewood State Historical Site: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 20.8 mi
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spanish Needle Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceS 185°398 m15.0 mi
Fisher KnobS 179°383 m20.8 mi
Turney KnobS 180°379 m20.9 mi
Round Top KnobSSE 166°364 m18.9 mi
Grandfather KnobSSW 199°363 m22.1 mi
Hawkins HillSSE 169°363 m24.3 mi
Fodderstack KnobS 176°362 m22.8 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 158°359 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:57
June solstice05:2819:2820:06
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5315:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148586673777671594840

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartsville, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356777063

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