Vest Knob
Vest Knob rises to 577 m in Tennessee. White Rocks Mountain stands 1,295 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bogart Knob, a peak 2.5 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 22 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31690567, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 577 m
How to reach it
- 22.3 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 22.9 mi off the Mission Crossing
Named places within 25 miles
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area: 2.8 mi
- Sycamore Shoals Island: 2.9 mi
- David McQueen Riverside Park: 2.9 mi
- Dixon Street Park: 2.9 mi
- Kiwani's Park: 3.2 mi
- Bogart Knob: 2.5 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 2.7 mi
- Carter Knob: 2.8 mi
- Jenkins Knob: 3.1 mi
- Sabine Hill: 3.3 mi
- Fort Watauga: 2.8 mi
- The Tipton Family: 2.8 mi
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail: 2.8 mi
- Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga: 2.8 mi
- Watauga Fort: 2.8 mi
- Moody Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Betty Range Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 4.5 mi
- McAfee Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Bee Cliff: 7.6 mi
- Laurel Falls: 10.6 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 11.4 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 12.2 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 13.0 mi
- Red Fork Falls: 16.1 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 2.8 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 4.1 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 12.8 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum: 12.8 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex: 12.8 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 6.5 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 6.5 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 8.7 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 9.1 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 9.3 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 9.7 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 21.2 mi
- Trials Playground: 24.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 14.7 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 14.9 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 17.1 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 5.6 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 24.6 mi
- Junaluska: 7.6 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Hampton Spring: 8.7 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 9.6 mi
- Lost Cove: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vest Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rocks Mountain | SE 140° | 1,295 m | 14.4 mi |
| Holston Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,264 m | 11.8 mi |
| Holston High Knob | ENE 64° | 1,261 m | 11.8 mi |
| Clarke Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,250 m | 15.2 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | SE 126° | 1,218 m | 13.0 mi |
| Firescald Knob | SE 126° | 1,218 m | 13.0 mi |
| Stone Mountain | S 180° | 1,129 m | 11.9 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,101 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356780743
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 4 mi
- Johnson City · 7 mi
- Bristol · 15 mi
- Kingsport · 19 mi
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