Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area
Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 945 m. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the east, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 5.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 945 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 5.4 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 14.8 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 22.7 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 8 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 25 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 25 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Walnut Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 2.1 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 5.8 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 10.4 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 0.9 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 5.9 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Needles Falls: 8.8 mi
- Vann Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 7.6 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 6.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 7.7 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 13.5 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 15.4 mi
- US Constitution: 15.4 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 3.2 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 5.5 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 6.3 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 12.9 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 13.3 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 9.7 mi
- Overlook Access: 11.3 mi
- Shook Museum: 21.3 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 22.6 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 23.3 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 23.3 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 10.9 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 12.8 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 19.9 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 22.5 mi
- Historical Downtown: 24.1 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 10.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 11.6 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 21.4 mi
- Berm Park: 22.8 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 21.4 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 21.6 mi
- Wasp: 1.6 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 16.2 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | E 86° | 1,430 m | 2.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 163° | 1,408 m | 7.3 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | S 184° | 1,407 m | 2.9 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | E 84° | 1,406 m | 2.1 mi |
| Naked Place Mountain | S 177° | 1,406 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rough Knob | SSE 165° | 1,381 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSE 168° | 1,311 m | 1.3 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | SW 231° | 1,311 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 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.
- large white trillium8 obs
- red trillium6 obs
- Canadian lousewort5 obs
- showy orchis5 obs
- painted trillium5 obs
- American cancer-root5 obs
- woodland stonecrop5 obs
- pink lady's slipper4 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/356895008
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 29 mi
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