- Elevation, modelled
- 249 m
- Tallest summit within 17.0 miles
- Bluff Mountain899 m · 16.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Norris Freeway8.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:56local time
- Coordinates
- 35.9584, -83.9180
River Mountain Park is a park in Tennessee, at a modelled 249 m. Bluff Mountain stands 899 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Volunteer Landing, a park 0.1 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 8.5 miles off.
- Operated by
- City of Knoxville
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of River Mountain Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | SE 129° | 899 m | 16.9 mi |
| Little Double | SE 132° | 851 m | 16.7 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | SE 141° | 720 m | 16.7 mi |
| Pleasant View | SE 141° | 712 m | 16.5 mi |
| House Mountain | NE 39° | 629 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ESE 123° | 624 m | 16.3 mi |
| Big Pine Mountain | SE 129° | 604 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | SSE 163° | 600 m | 16.6 mi |
- 8.5 mi off the Norris FreewayNational
- 28.1 mi off the Newfound Gap Road BywayNational
- 28.7 mi off the Cumberland Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Volunteer Landing: 0.1 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 0.3 mi
- World's Fair Park: 0.4 mi
- Krutch Park: 0.4 mi
- Circle Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Summit Hill: 0.6 mi
- Flint Hill: 0.7 mi
- Temperance Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mabrys Hill: 1.4 mi
- Marble Hill: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 43
- Knox Selfie Lab: 0.7 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 5.3 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 14.4 mi
- Aspire: 14.8 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Knoxville Historic Train: 0.1 mi
- James White Fort: 0.4 mi
- Miller's Building Arch: 0.5 mi
- East Tennessee Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Million Dollar Fire: 0.6 mi
Museums: 34
- Blount Mansion: 0.3 mi
- East Tennessee History Center: 0.4 mi
- Knoxville Museum of Art: 0.5 mi
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame: 0.5 mi
- McClung Museum: 0.7 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Cherokee Bluffs: 3.5 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Wright Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Keller Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Sheep Pen Bluff: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 9
- Grow Lab: 1.1 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 1.5 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 1.5 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Baker Creek Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 2.6 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 2.8 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
Artworks: 7
- Torchbearer Statue: 0.6 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 0.7 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 1.2 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 14.7 mi
- Dolly Parton: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 5.0 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 23.3 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 24.1 mi
- Meigs Falls: 24.2 mi
- Abrams Falls: 24.2 mi
Springs: 6
- Love's Creek Spring: 5.5 mi
- Strong rock spring: 12.3 mi
- Herron Spring: 14.7 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 20.5 mi
- Hardin Spring: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Saratoga Pavillion: 15.2 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Loyston: 21.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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