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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: 50
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
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 10.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
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 24.3 miles of Tomahawk Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainS635 m21.1 mi
Mason MountainS533 m20.9 mi
Little Short MountainSSE522 m22.6 mi
Sugartree KnobS446 m20.9 mi
Mount DefianceSW398 m10.0 mi
Fisher KnobSSW383 m13.7 mi
Turney KnobSSW379 m14.0 mi
Round Top KnobS364 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 50–80 °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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