French Broad Recreation Site
French Broad Recreation Site is a park in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 361 m. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the south-southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sawyer Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing runs past it.
How to reach it
- On the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 7.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 16.9 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 22.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sawyer Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Sawyer Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Brush Creek Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Big Hill: 2.1 mi
- Buffalo Rock: 2.2 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 8.9 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 5.9 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 6.0 mi
- Dudley Falls: 6.0 mi
- Kelly Falls: 7.3 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 3.2 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Vann Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 16.5 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 7.6 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 12.3 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 17.8 mi
- US Constitution: 17.8 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 6.1 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 10.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.7 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 11.3 mi
- Burnett Spring: 12.2 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 5.7 mi
- Overlook Access: 7.5 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 18.0 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 18.0 mi
- Doak House Museum: 20.6 mi
- Bulls Gap Railroad Museum: 23.9 mi
- Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 24.0 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 12.6 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 14.4 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 21.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 13.1 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 15.8 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 24.9 mi
- Wasp: 5.0 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 18.6 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of French Broad Recreation Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,430 m | 6.4 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | S 178° | 1,407 m | 8.6 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | SSE 155° | 1,406 m | 6.1 mi |
| Rich Mountain | S 174° | 1,311 m | 7.1 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | S 189° | 1,311 m | 7.2 mi |
| Snowbird Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,295 m | 10.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | S 178° | 1,290 m | 5.0 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,276 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 8 mi away.
- Eastern Newt4 obs
- Red Salamander3 obs
- Carolina Vetch3 obs
- piratebush3 obs
- cutleaf meadowparsnip3 obs
- bear's foot3 obs
- Eastern Phoebe2 obs
- Common Mudpuppy2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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