Wilson Knob
Wilson Knob rises to 388 m in Tennessee. Black Mountain stands 721 m to the south, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31691778, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 388 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 17.8 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gazebo Overlook · 20 mi
- Sugerloaf Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Parksville Lake Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Whig Cove · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Englewood Mini-Park: 2.7 mi
- Englewood Park: 2.8 mi
- Rotary Park: 7.1 mi
- Kefauver Park: 7.1 mi
- Firefighter Park: 7.3 mi
- Johnson Knob: 1.1 mi
- Kelly Knob: 2.1 mi
- Rider Knob: 2.4 mi
- Daugherty Knob: 2.4 mi
- Luther Bookout Knob: 3.0 mi
- M60 Tank: 7.0 mi
- World War I Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 7.3 mi
- Company A: 7.3 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
- White Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Ward Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Henegar Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Sivils Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 7.2 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 7.3 mi
- The Lost Sea: 9.0 mi
- Greenback Castle: 21.8 mi
- Prayer Mountain: 22.5 mi
- Lowry Falls: 13.7 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 15.0 mi
- Bald River Falls: 16.1 mi
- Baby Falls: 16.1 mi
- Big Lost Falls: 18.3 mi
- Swift Museum: 6.4 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 7.2 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 8.8 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 9.1 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 17.6 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 13.9 mi
- Sensaboy Spring: 24.2 mi
- Holloway Spring: 24.9 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 13.8 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 13.8 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 14.6 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 19.9 mi
- Cute: 20.0 mi
- Parksville Beach: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Wilson Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | S 171° | 721 m | 6.6 mi |
| Cataska Mountain | SSE 149° | 676 m | 10.3 mi |
| Borin Top | SSE 149° | 675 m | 10.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | S 187° | 630 m | 7.1 mi |
| Locust Mountain | SSW 191° | 620 m | 9.1 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | SSW 194° | 603 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tellico Mountain | SE 126° | 587 m | 10.0 mi |
| Harlan Mountain | ENE 78° | 565 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:19 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:50 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1274837 — Wilson Knob, McMinn County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356783304
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