Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area
Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 797 m. Big Fodderstack stands 1,013 m to the east-southeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Mac Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 797 m
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Mac Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Frozen Head: 0.5 mi
- Little Fork Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Little Fork Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Indian Knob: 1.6 mi
- Solomon Park and Civic Center: 6.3 mi
- RC Park: 8.1 mi
- Arrow Head Park: 8.9 mi
- Oakdale City Park: 10.9 mi
- Nemo Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria: 13.3 mi
- K-33: 13.4 mi
- K-31: 13.6 mi
- K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant): 13.8 mi
- International Friendship Bell: 13.9 mi
- Image Wall: 13.3 mi
- Bull Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Stowe Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Hewitt Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Sheep Rock: 18.8 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 8.9 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 13.0 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 13.7 mi
- K-25 History Center: 14.1 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 14.3 mi
- Massengil Spring: 9.5 mi
- Delozier Spring: 16.6 mi
- Poplar Spring: 17.6 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 20.3 mi
- Rose Spring: 21.8 mi
- Abandoned Train: 4.9 mi
- Train Cars: 14.3 mi
- Winona General Store: 17.3 mi
- Aspire: 19.2 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 22.2 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Montgomery: 8.3 mi
- Wheat: 14.1 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 14.4 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 19.8 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Debord Falls: 1.1 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 1.2 mi
- Diocese Arch: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Fodderstack | ESE 115° | 1,013 m | 3.1 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,008 m | 9.1 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | NE 41° | 1,007 m | 2.0 mi |
| Squire Knob | NNE 19° | 1,002 m | 1.7 mi |
| Frozen Head | ESE 120° | 1,001 m | 0.5 mi |
| Burge Mountain | NE 45° | 993 m | 5.2 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NNE 21° | 988 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 5° | 985 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancing 6 NW, 15 mi away.
- large white trillium81 obs
- dwarf crested iris62 obs
- Eastern Newt55 obs
- bloodroot50 obs
- wild geranium46 obs
- rue anemone44 obs
- downy rattlesnake plantain43 obs
- red trillium40 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356850365
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