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.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga: 2.8 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 15.2 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 |
| Firescald Knob | SE 126° | 1,218 m | 13.0 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | 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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