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Taylor Knob

Taylor Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Taylor Knob rises to 569 m in Tennessee. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the east, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Knob, a peak 2.4 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 9.2 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1272242).

Wikidata Q31689526, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
569 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.04121, -82.84959

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 29
Waterfalls: 23
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 8
  • McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 8.3 mi
  • Valentine Sevier Home: 8.4 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 9.2 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 9.4 mi
  • Moye Rest: 16.9 mi
Museums: 7
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 8.3 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 10.4 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Bulls Gap Railroad Museum: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Overlook Access: 4.4 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 5.5 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • French Broad Rafting: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Taylor Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camp Creek BaldE1,480 m7.6 mi
Gravel KnobE1,478 m12.5 mi
Big ButtE1,467 m12.2 mi
Little Bald MountainE1,438 m7.6 mi
Big Firescald KnobE1,382 m9.0 mi
Little Firescald KnobE1,373 m8.3 mi
Bald MountainE1,327 m10.1 mi
Andrew Johnson MountainE1,283 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1620:1420:52
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3916:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047566573767569584740
Precip in3.53.84.04.44.34.35.04.43.02.72.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeneville EXP STN, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356778836

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