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Hangover Rock

Hangover Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Hangover Rock is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 525 m. Bryson Mountain stands 976 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Koker Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
525 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.47091, -84.01270

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
  • Kincaid Historical Monument: 3.2 mi
  • Wells Springs Access Point: 3.6 mi
  • Campbell County Park: 10.2 mi
  • Veterans Park: 10.3 mi
  • Greenlee Park: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 17
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 7
  • Campbell County Historical: 8.6 mi
  • Lenoir Museum: 18.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Norris Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 9.7 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 11.3 mi
Springs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 17.5 mi
  • Tri-State Point: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Hangover Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bryson MountainNE 55°976 m12.0 mi
Stout KnobE 85°892 m3.3 mi
Nicholson MountainENE 63°873 m14.3 mi
Rich MountainNE 47°860 m10.9 mi
Walnut MountainWSW 258°859 m11.0 mi
Koker KnobE 87°850 m1.4 mi
Horseshoe MountainENE 61°803 m9.6 mi
Steamboat RockSW 226°779 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:48
June solstice06:1920:2020:58
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4516:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556572757468574639
Precip in4.65.05.25.14.85.05.83.83.62.83.85.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356808032

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