Melton Hill Park
Melton Hill Park is a park in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Cross Mountain stands 1,075 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Bluff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 18 miles off.
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 24.1 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clark Center Park: 0.8 mi
- Guinn Road Park: 1.7 mi
- Melton Hill Park: 1.9 mi
- Hardin Valley Park: 3.1 mi
- Solway Park: 3.5 mi
- Rainy Knob: 1.0 mi
- Fanny Knob: 2.1 mi
- Melton Hill: 4.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 9.3 mi
- International Friendship Bell: 4.6 mi
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria: 8.0 mi
- K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant): 8.8 mi
- K-29: 9.0 mi
- K-731: 9.1 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 4.5 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 4.7 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 5.5 mi
- K-25 History Center: 8.8 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 8.9 mi
- Bull Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Hewitt Bluff: 1.0 mi
- Stubbs Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Keller Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Sheep Pen Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Herron Spring: 5.7 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 9.6 mi
- Hardin Spring: 9.6 mi
- Massengil Spring: 9.9 mi
- Poplar Spring: 11.1 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 16.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.3 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 16.8 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 16.8 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 16.8 mi
- Aspire: 11.7 mi
- Caboose: 15.3 mi
- Abandoned Train: 16.0 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 17.8 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 20.2 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 20.2 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 20.2 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 20.7 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 17.4 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 17.4 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 18.7 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 20.1 mi
- Wheat: 7.6 mi
- Fork Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Montgomery: 23.9 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 7.9 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 17.8 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 20.9 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 18.8 mi
- Debord Falls: 18.8 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Melton Hill Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | N 1° | 1,075 m | 17.2 mi |
| The Flag Pole | N 1° | 1,075 m | 17.2 mi |
| Redoak Mountain | N 357° | 1,027 m | 16.2 mi |
| Big Fodderstack | NW 318° | 1,013 m | 14.8 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,008 m | 15.2 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | NW 320° | 1,007 m | 17.9 mi |
| Frozen Head | NW 314° | 1,001 m | 17.2 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | N 352° | 993 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:20 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Atdd, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Pondhawk26 obs
- Widow Skimmer14 obs
- Blue-fronted Dancer12 obs
- Halloween Pennant12 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail11 obs
- mayapple10 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle9 obs
- Spicebush Swallowtail9 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 way/1009703376
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