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The Knobs

The Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

The Knobs rises to 349 m in Tennessee. Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome stands 921 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31676715, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
349 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.42368, -84.57049

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 20
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Lowry Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 19.3 mi
  • Benton Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 20.6 mi
Springs: 6
  • Clearwater Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Blue Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 6.6 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 6.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bean Mountain;Oswald DomeS 178°921 m16.0 mi
Lowry TopS 173°818 m15.2 mi
Chestnut MountainSSE 162°768 m12.5 mi
Black MountainSE 134°721 m11.2 mi
Borin TopSE 129°676 m16.0 mi
Cataska MountainSE 129°676 m16.0 mi
Borin TopSE 129°675 m16.0 mi
Round MountainSE 143°630 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2420:2020:57
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4416:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250586774787772604942
Precip in5.65.15.55.54.65.05.54.05.23.64.95.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356883571

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