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Swaim Knob

Swaim Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Swaim Knob rises to 309 m in Tennessee. Versailles Knob stands 381 m to the east, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckeye Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 314 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31689188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
309 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.69396, -86.70361

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Peacock Hill Nature Park: 3.2 mi
  • EAGLEVILLE CITY PARK: 4.3 mi
  • Henry Horton State Park: 7.2 mi
  • Henry Horton State Park: 7.2 mi
  • Milltown Dam: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest: 4.3 mi
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument: 4.6 mi
  • Castle Gwynn: 12.2 mi
  • Battle of Franklin - Winstead Hill: 16.6 mi
  • Battle of Franklin State Monuments: 16.6 mi
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Blue Horseshoe: 21.6 mi
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 21.8 mi
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Swaim Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Versailles KnobE 79°381 m9.3 mi
Pinnacle HillENE 74°372 m11.2 mi
Sumner KnobNNE 19°370 m13.6 mi
ButeomontN 1°368.8 m14.9 mi
Jenkins HillN 5°367 m15.5 mi
Polk HillN 10°366 m15.5 mi
Morton KnobN 7°365 m15.8 mi
Scales MountainNE 36°362 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3219:2920:07
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:5415:5816:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576573767670584740
Precip in4.95.35.85.05.05.04.94.04.43.74.15.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Christiana 5W, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1271923 — Swaim Knob, Marshall County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356778259

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