Welch Knob
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
- 13.9 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- McCager Point: 1.1 mi
- Scott Pinnacle: 2.2 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 2.5 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Little Chestnut Mountain: 3.6 mi
- 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
- Big Branch Falls: 1.2 mi
- Big Laurel Falls: 1.8 mi
- Virgin Falls: 3.0 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
- Bridgestone-Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 16.4 mi
- Hinch Mountain Area: 17.8 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 17.9 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 18.7 mi
- Copper Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Medley Arch: 10.6 mi
- Stillhouse Rock: 13.2 mi
- Brady Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Indian Head Point Overlook: 21.6 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 12.6 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 12.8 mi
- Military Memorial Museum: 15.6 mi
- Native Stone Museum: 15.6 mi
- Monterey Depot Museum: 20.4 mi
- 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
- George's Hole: 13.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Dripping Spring: 19.3 mi
- Black Mountain Springhouse: 21.8 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 7.7 mi
- Pinhook: 23.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinch Mountain | ESE 106° | 931 m | 17.5 mi |
| Dorton Knob | ESE 102° | 910 m | 17.1 mi |
| Brady Mountain | E 96° | 893 m | 17.4 mi |
| Worthington Knob | SE 131° | 775 m | 17.1 mi |
| Walker Knob | ESE 124° | 766 m | 17.1 mi |
| Clayton Knob | SE 133° | 749 m | 17.3 mi |
| Lee Knob | SE 128° | 697 m | 17.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SE 126° | 624 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:52 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.0 |
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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