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Indian Mountain State Park

Indian Mountain State Park from directly overhead

Indian Mountain State Park is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 289 m. Walnut Mountain stands 859 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
289 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.58953, -84.14021

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 40
  • Indian Mountain State Park: 0.3 mi
  • Greenlee Park: 0.5 mi
  • Indian Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Veterans Park: 0.7 mi
  • Briar Creek Park: 9.7 mi
Natural arches: 13
  • Hole In Rock Arch: 16.4 mi
  • Moonshiner’s Arch: 19.5 mi
  • Split Bow Arch: 21.4 mi
  • Schoolhouse Arch: 21.7 mi
  • Curd Garden Arch: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 3
  • Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Campbell County Historical: 14.3 mi
  • Knox Historical Museum: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Winona General Store: 22.5 mi
  • Train Cars: 24.2 mi
  • Beast Mode: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 1.8 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 2.7 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Colonel Sanders: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Indian Mountain State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walnut MountainSSW 199°859 m11.1 mi
Koker KnobSE 134°850 m11.7 mi
Steamboat RockSSE 158°779 m11.7 mi
Sexton MountainSW 234°761 m12.4 mi
Chimney MountainWSW 242°756 m12.8 mi
Lamb MountainWSW 245°720 m6.9 mi
Rock Creek MountainSSE 163°720 m8.7 mi
King MountainESE 111°718 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:1920:2120:59
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4616:4517:25

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, 3 mi away.

  • Mallard12 obs
  • Canada Goose11 obs
  • Tree Swallow10 obs
  • crane-fly orchid5 obs
  • Little Brown Jugs5 obs
  • Great Blue Heron4 obs
  • Eastern Bluebird4 obs
  • Pond Slider4 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356895103

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