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Stepp Knob

Stepp Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Stepp Knob rises to 473 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Nunley Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31688512, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
473 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.54257, -85.70720

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
Waterfalls: 23
  • Greeter Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Horsepound Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Suter Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Savage Falls: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 6
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • George's Hole: 21.9 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Savage Gulf State Park: 8.2 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 18.4 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Saddleback Platform: 20.4 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 22.4 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 22.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Stepp Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainSSE715 m14.8 mi
Bunker HillSE703 m17.0 mi
Lockhart HillESE694 m14.1 mi
Price MountainESE689 m13.2 mi
Flat MountainESE684 m16.2 mi
Jakes MountainE670 m12.1 mi
Wolfpen MountainESE664 m14.3 mi
Stocker HillSSE654 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:55
June solstice05:2819:2420:02
September equinox06:3118:0818:41
December solstice06:4915:5516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414452616875787772615044
Precip in4.65.05.25.04.74.54.83.73.93.24.25.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Minnville, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356777545

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