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Tennessee Knob

Tennessee Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Tennessee Knob rises to 428 m in California. Slate Mountain stands 2,829 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Quedow Mountain, a peak 5.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49081924, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
428 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.97884, -118.95538

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
Springs: 33
Attractions: 8
  • Trail of 100 Giants: 20.1 mi
  • woody rd: 20.2 mi
  • Cabin 234: 23.2 mi
  • Cabin 236: 23.2 mi
  • Cabin 242: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • John Ferrington Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Treaty of 1851: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • World's Largest Olive: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Tennessee Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slate MountainENE2,829 m22.4 mi
Onion Meadow PeakE2,529 m19.9 mi
Tobias PeakESE2,526 m23.2 mi
Mule PeakE2,477 m19.2 mi
Bull Run PeakESE2,448 m23.5 mi
Parker PeakE2,316 m17.3 mi
Solo PeakENE2,226 m18.0 mi
Table MountainE2,203 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:4019:3820:17
September equinox06:4518:2018:54
December solstice07:0316:0616:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495459637078838277685649
Precip in2.11.92.00.90.30.10.00.00.10.61.01.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porterville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 250338 — Tennessee Knob, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358793299

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