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Wilson Knob

Wilson Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Wilson Knob rises to 388 m in Tennessee. Chestnut Mountain stands 768 m to the south-southwest, 11 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

Coordinates35.40563, -84.44493

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 13
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • 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
Museums: 8
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 13.8 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Wilson Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut MountainSSW 197°768 m11.1 mi
Black MountainS 171°721 m6.6 mi
Cataska MountainSSE 149°676 m10.3 mi
Borin TopSSE 149°676 m10.3 mi
Borin TopSSE 149°675 m10.3 mi
Round MountainS 187°630 m7.1 mi
Locust MountainSSW 191°620 m9.1 mi
Chestnut MountainSSW 194°603 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2420:1920:57
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:4416:5017:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250586774787772604942
Precip in5.65.15.55.54.65.05.54.05.23.64.95.9

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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