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Yancey Knob

Yancey Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Yancey Knob rises to 279 m in Tennessee. Versailles Knob stands 381 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Patton Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 316 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31692291, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
279 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.82507, -86.66305

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Peacock Hill Nature Park: 6.7 mi
  • EAGLEVILLE CITY PARK: 6.9 mi
  • Trinity County Park: 8.0 mi
  • Trinity County Park: 8.1 mi
  • annecy community park: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • Castle Gwynn: 3.5 mi
  • Battle of Franklin - Winstead Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Battle of Franklin Monuments: 12.8 mi
  • Battle of Franklin State Monuments: 12.8 mi
  • Civil War Brigadier Generals Monuments: 12.8 mi
Museums: 28
Artworks: 18
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 14.4 mi
  • Blue Horseshoe: 16.5 mi
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 16.6 mi
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 22.0 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 10
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 3
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 16.1 mi
  • Creekside Crossing: 16.4 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 23.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Yancey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Versailles KnobSE 137°381 m10.1 mi
Pinnacle HillSE 125°372 m10.4 mi
Sumner KnobNNE 30°370 m4.4 mi
ButeomontNNW 340°368.8 m6.2 mi
Jenkins HillN 353°367 m6.5 mi
Polk HillN 5°366 m6.2 mi
Morton KnobN 358°365 m6.6 mi
Scales MountainE 80°362 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3219:2920:07
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5415:5816:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148586674787771594741

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smyrna 6S, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356784395

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