Tanbark Knob
Tanbark Knob rises to 489 m in Tennessee. Cross Mountain stands 1,075 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31689375, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 489 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 26.0 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 26.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 10 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 27 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Knob: 1.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.1 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 4.5 mi
- High Knob: 5.7 mi
- Peabody Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Campbell County Park: 3.4 mi
- Kincaid Historical Monument: 5.0 mi
- Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Wells Springs Access Point: 7.5 mi
- Asbury Park: 9.0 mi
- Hangover Rock: 7.6 mi
- Monks Corner: 11.9 mi
- Big Cliff: 12.6 mi
- River Ridge: 13.6 mi
- High Cliff: 14.7 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 3.3 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 10.8 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 11.5 mi
- Norris Museum: 11.9 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 12.9 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 12.6 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 23.0 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 24.4 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 10.0 mi
- Aspire: 19.4 mi
- Train Cars: 20.8 mi
- Winona General Store: 21.2 mi
- Abandoned Train: 23.3 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.4 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 17.2 mi
- Loyston: 9.6 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 21.7 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Tanbark Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | SW 218° | 1,075 m | 15.0 mi |
| The Flag Pole | SW 218° | 1,075 m | 15.0 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,007 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hatmaker Knob | WSW 245° | 976 m | 13.3 mi |
| Ash Log Mountain | WSW 243° | 975 m | 14.9 mi |
| Grissel Knob | WSW 246° | 973 m | 12.7 mi |
| Huckaby Knob | W 260° | 953 m | 11.8 mi |
| Massengale Mountain | WSW 249° | 936 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:20 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356778503
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