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Welch Knob

Welch Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Welch Knob rises to 539 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Virgin Falls Trailhead, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31691174, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
539 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.85229, -85.27913

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
  • Latimer Scout Reservation: 3.7 mi
  • Beecher Wallace Homestead: 4.0 mi
  • Private Village Green - Residents Only: 7.6 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 8.1 mi
  • Rockhouse State Memorial: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 0.2 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 13.4 mi
  • George's Hole: 13.7 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • George's Hole: 13.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Welch Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainESE 106°931 m17.5 mi
Dorton KnobESE 102°910 m17.1 mi
Brady MountainE 96°893 m17.4 mi
Worthington KnobSE 131°775 m17.1 mi
Walker KnobESE 124°766 m17.1 mi
Clayton KnobSE 133°749 m17.3 mi
Lee KnobSE 128°697 m17.0 mi
Pilot KnobSE 126°624 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1918:53
June solstice05:2619:2320:01
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4815:5216:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674777670594841
Precip in5.15.15.65.35.05.54.84.44.03.34.56.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta Wastewater Plant, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1274078 — Welch Knob, White County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356782146

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