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Walker Knob

Walker Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Walker Knob rises to 766 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the north-northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31690701, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
766 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.71479, -85.02495

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 55
  • Cold Springs Community Park: 8.2 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 9.0 mi
  • Natures Park: 9.4 mi
  • Private Village Green - Residents Only: 9.6 mi
  • Holloway Park: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Keaton Falls: 3.8 mi
  • White Pine Cascades 28: 5.5 mi
  • Stinging Fork Falls 60: 5.5 mi
  • Deep Pool Cascades 8: 5.9 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 9
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 9.3 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 15.2 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 15.2 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 15.2 mi
  • Troop 45: 16.3 mi
Museums: 9
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 9.4 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 19.1 mi
Springs: 7
  • Dripping Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 13.0 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 5.5 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 17.3 mi
  • George's Hole: 18.3 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 18.8 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 9.3 mi
  • Roadside Table: 10.4 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • George's Hole: 18.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 16.0 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Walker Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainNNE 30°931 m5.3 mi
Dorton KnobNNE 23°910 m6.3 mi
Bear Den MountainNNE 31°893 m6.8 mi
Brady MountainNNE 21°893 m8.3 mi
Black MountainNE 35°862 m12.9 mi
Big Rock MountainNE 35°824 m16.6 mi
Thorny MountainNE 38°811 m19.0 mi
Worthington KnobSW 218°775 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1818:52
June solstice05:2519:2220:00
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4715:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576573777670584740
Precip in5.75.25.55.64.15.15.63.14.83.65.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spring City, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1273636 — Walker Knob, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356781218

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