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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: 52
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
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 13.9 mi
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 24.4 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 24.2 miles of Walnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainSSE635 m19.7 mi
Mason MountainSSE533 m19.7 mi
Little Short MountainSSE522 m21.5 mi
Sugartree KnobS446 m19.4 mi
Mount DefianceSW398 m7.4 mi
Fisher KnobSSW383 m11.4 mi
Turney KnobSSW379 m11.6 mi
Manchester HillS367 m24.1 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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356781503

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