Morganton Recreation Area
Morganton Recreation Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 253 m. Salt Spring Mountain stands 953 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Morganton, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 253 m
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 24 mi
- Whig Cove · 24 mi
- Haw Knob · 25 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Foothills Pointe Park: 0.8 mi
- Lotterdale Cove Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- Tellico Blockhouse State Historic Site: 2.8 mi
- Fort Loudon State Historic Park: 3.4 mi
- Clear Creek Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- Big Hill: 0.9 mi
- Lotterdale Knob: 2.1 mi
- High Top: 2.2 mi
- Terry Knob: 3.5 mi
- Red Knobs: 3.9 mi
- Blair Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Mizell Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Leeper Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 18.9 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 19.1 mi
- Abrams Falls: 19.1 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 20.7 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
- Morganton: 0.6 mi
- McGhee: 2.0 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 3.1 mi
- Chota Monument: 7.6 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 8.1 mi
- Poplar Spring: 8.1 mi
- Hardin Spring: 11.8 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 11.8 mi
- Herron Spring: 17.5 mi
- Huffine Spring: 18.6 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 3.0 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 4.1 mi
- Carmichael Inn Museum: 9.7 mi
- Lenoir City Museum & Cotton: 10.8 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 16.7 mi
- Greenback Castle: 3.3 mi
- Caboose: 9.8 mi
- The Lost Sea: 13.9 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 16.0 mi
- Tree of Shame: 20.6 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 15.3 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Calderwood: 16.2 mi
- Wheat: 22.3 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 4.1 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Morganton Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Spring Mountain | SE 142° | 953 m | 15.2 mi |
| Look Rock | E 91° | 810.463 m | 15.6 mi |
| Stiffknee Top | SE 136° | 732 m | 16.8 mi |
| Haw Knob Number One | SE 134° | 721 m | 16.5 mi |
| Tallasee Mountain | SE 132° | 650 m | 16.4 mi |
| Harlan Mountain | S 184° | 565 m | 13.8 mi |
| Peaked Top | S 184° | 565 m | 13.8 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 99° | 562 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:19 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 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 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir City, 11 mi away.
- Northern Slimy Salamander2 obs
- Eastern Lion Fly2 obs
- striped wintergreen2 obs
- Spotted Orbweaver2 obs
- Heavenly bamboo2 obs
- Chinese privet2 obs
- Mute Swan1 obs
- Blue Jay1 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/356850272
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