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Tater Knob

Tater Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Tater Knob rises to 273 m in Tennessee. Hampton Mountain stands 616 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Steprock Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31689417, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
273 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.32173, -85.50831

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 55
Waterfalls: 12
  • Wash Morgan Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Waterloo Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Upper Waterloo Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Savannah Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Charlotte Falls: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 9
  • Cookeville Childrens Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Depot Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Cookeville History Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Overton County Museum: 11.0 mi
  • Soard Properties Museum: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 22.7 mi
  • East Point Marina: 23.3 mi
  • Star Point Marina: 23.4 mi
  • good landing beach: 23.7 mi
  • launch site for kayak: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 10.0 mi
  • Standing Stone State Park: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 20.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Tater Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hampton MountainESE616 m17.8 mi
Tyler MountainESE597 m17.2 mi
Blaylock MountainSE593 m12.7 mi
Copeland MountainESE585 m16.9 mi
Harris MountainESE582 m13.5 mi
Alpine MountainE574 m15.7 mi
Bee RockSE574 m18.2 mi
Round TopESE572 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2018:54
June solstice05:2519:2520:04
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:5015:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048576674777670584739
Precip in4.84.95.34.75.55.54.94.13.43.73.95.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesboro, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356778597

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