Sutton Ridge Overlook
Sutton Ridge Overlook is a cliff in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 810 m. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cosby Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.9 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 788 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 15.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 15.2 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ben Morton Overlook · 16 mi
- Big Witch Overlook (MP 461.9) · 17 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 17 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Richbut Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 1.1 mi
- Rocky Face Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Sunup Knob: 1.8 mi
- Mount Cammerer: 1.9 mi
- Hen Wallow Falls: 2.4 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 4.1 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Gunter Fork Cascades: 4.6 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 4.6 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 12.9 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 15.4 mi
- Arch Rock: 16.2 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 17.7 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
- Bryant Town Park: 13.2 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 13.5 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 13.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill Park: 13.9 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 17.6 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 18.4 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 18.5 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 18.5 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 18.6 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 11.1 mi
- Masonic Monument: 15.8 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 17.2 mi
- Fort Harry: 17.9 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 19.1 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 9.1 mi
- Cat Stairs: 9.6 mi
- The Jumpoff: 14.1 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 11.5 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 3.4 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 5.7 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 8.6 mi
- Burnett Spring: 12.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 13.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 4.3 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 9.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Bear: 17.6 mi
- Fish: 20.4 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 20.5 mi
- Selu Statue: 21.2 mi
- Veterans Statue: 22.0 mi
- Vista Gardens: 17.7 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.4 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 20.8 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 22.3 mi
- Greenbrier: 11.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 19.6 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 12.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Sutton Ridge Overlook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Guyot | SW 221° | 2,019.13 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Chapman | SW 219° | 1,960.2 m | 6.8 mi |
| Old Black | SW 225° | 1,938.61 m | 4.8 mi |
| Luftee Knob | SSW 193° | 1,894.26 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Yonaguska | SSW 212° | 1,883.44 m | 5.7 mi |
| Marks Knob | SSW 208° | 1,878.29 m | 6.5 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | S 170° | 1,875.19 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Hardison | SSW 210° | 1,874.57 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7992465593
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