- Elevation, modelled
- 726 m
- Tallest summit within 11.2 miles
- Snake Mountain1,697 m · 10.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mount Rogers Scenic Byway11.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 36.4678, -81.8049
Welcome Center and Museum is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled 726 m. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Welcome Center and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,697 m | 10.9 mi |
| The Peak | ESE 116° | 1,573 m | 10.0 mi |
| Pond Mountain | NE 49° | 1,511 m | 11.2 mi |
| The Bald | S 181° | 1,420 m | 7.9 mi |
| Long Hope Mountain | SE 131° | 1,411 m | 11.2 mi |
| Big Knob | ESE 118° | 1,374 m | 11.2 mi |
| Pond Mountain | NE 44° | 1,354 m | 11.1 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | S 176° | 1,333 m | 10.5 mi |
- 11.5 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 18.7 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 19.3 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grandview Overlook · 21 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 23 mi
- Carroll Gap Overlook · 23 mi
- Osborne Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rainbow Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Holy Hill: 1.6 mi
- Gentry Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Forge Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Doe Mountain: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 27
- Gentry Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 11.9 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 13.2 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 13.9 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 27
- Where Trails Cross: 11.3 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 11.6 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 13.1 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 18.4 mi
- Fun 'N' Wheels: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 0.8 mi
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 9.2 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 9.7 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 9.7 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 11.2 mi
Museums: 14
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 18.6 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 18.9 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 18.9 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 19.2 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 21.3 mi
- Elk Shoals: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 23 mi
- Elizabethton · 26 mi
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