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Tomahawk Knob

Tomahawk Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Tomahawk Knob rises to 310 m in Tennessee. Short Mountain stands 635 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Burgess Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31689952, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
310 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.16867, -86.02582

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 8
  • The Eads Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Granville Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 12.5 mi
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 10.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Center Hill-Fancher Falls: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Tomahawk Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainS 172°635 m21.1 mi
Mason MountainS 169°533 m20.9 mi
Little Short MountainSSE 166°522 m22.6 mi
Sugartree KnobS 177°446 m20.9 mi
Mount DefianceSW 229°398 m10.0 mi
Fisher KnobSSW 205°383 m13.7 mi
Turney KnobSSW 207°379 m14.0 mi
Round Top KnobS 190°364 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2218:56
June solstice05:2819:2720:05
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5215:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787771604941
Precip in4.54.95.04.44.75.05.03.73.43.43.54.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356779555

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