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Walnut Knob

Walnut Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Walnut Knob rises to 357 m in Tennessee. Short Mountain stands 635 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31690776, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
357 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.14339, -86.06082

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 56
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 9
  • The Eads Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 14.6 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 13.9 mi
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 20.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 15.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainSSE 166°635 m19.7 mi
Mason MountainSSE 163°533 m19.7 mi
Little Short MountainSSE 159°522 m21.5 mi
Sugartree KnobS 171°446 m19.4 mi
Mount DefianceSW 230°398 m7.4 mi
Fisher KnobSSW 200°383 m11.4 mi
Turney KnobSSW 202°379 m11.6 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 201°371 m23.7 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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356781503

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