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Stump Knob

Stump Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Stump Knob rises to 736 m in Tennessee. Hump Mountain stands 1,688 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ingram Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 9.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31688949, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
736 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.30429, -81.98123

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 51
  • Mountaineer Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Splash Dam Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Buckeye Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Jones Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Dennis Cove Waterfall: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 31
Attractions: 25
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 7.0 mi
  • Wautauga Dam: 8.0 mi
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 14.1 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 15.4 mi
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 22
Artworks: 17
  • Hellbenders: 17.6 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 17.6 mi
  • Doc Watson Statue: 17.6 mi
  • Time and Honor: 17.6 mi
  • The Rock: 17.7 mi
Museums: 15
Picnic sites: 10
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 8.1 mi
  • Potters Truck Stop: 9.1 mi
  • Trials Playground: 12.6 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 17.3 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 17.6 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 18.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 5
  • Hampton Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 16.2 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Cave Spring: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 8.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Stump Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hump MountainS 189°1,688 m11.5 mi
Beech MountainSE 146°1,663 m10.0 mi
Pinnacles of the BeechSSE 146°1,652 m10.0 mi
Little Hump MountainSSW 192°1,587 m12.3 mi
Rocky KnobSE 133°1,502 m10.4 mi
Elk Park 9S 183°1,474 m11.5 mi
The BaldENE 70°1,420 m10.2 mi
Buckeye KnobE 85°1,333 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1120:1120:50
September equinox07:1718:5319:26
December solstice07:3616:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333642526067706964544437
Precip in4.43.74.34.64.45.25.24.22.93.13.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flat Springs 1E, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356777914

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