Park · Tennessee
Roan Mountain State Park
Roan Mountain State Park is a park in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 864 m. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the south-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Strawberry Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 7.0 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates36.17223, -82.09206
- 7.0 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 14.2 mi off the Little Parkway
- 15.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 16 mi
- Little Bald Overlook · 16 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
- Lost Cove Cliffs Overlook (MP 310) · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Strawberry Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Heupscup Knobs: 2.1 mi
- Pine Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Little Rock Knob: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Roan Mountain Community Park: 2.2 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Watauga Scenic Area: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 5.6 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 5.8 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Jones Falls: 6.5 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 10.0 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 12.1 mi
- Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 26
- SPMS Billboard: 17.7 mi
- The Market on Oak: 17.7 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 17.8 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 17.8 mi
- Junaluska: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Coltens Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Flagpole Point: 6.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Pardee Point: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 22
- Wautauga Dam: 10.6 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 14.1 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 15.1 mi
- Stack Rock: 16.2 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 16.5 mi
Museums: 20
- Avery County Musuem: 11.0 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 12.3 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 14.9 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 15.4 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 12
- ETSU Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 17.9 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 22.8 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 22.9 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 9.2 mi
- Woods Walk: 15.2 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Elk Valley Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 15.3 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 16.4 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 16.8 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 18.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Hampton Spring: 8.9 mi
- Shanty Springs: 15.9 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 9.2 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Brown Mountain View: 21.1 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Roan Mountain State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roan High Knob | SSW 200° | 1,916 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cloudland Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,883 m | 5.1 mi |
| Grassy Ridge Bald | S 173° | 1,879 m | 5.0 mi |
| Round Bald | S 188° | 1,770 m | 4.6 mi |
| Jane Bald | S 181° | 1,770 m | 4.6 mi |
| Hump Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,688 m | 5.0 mi |
| Beartown Mountain | SW 215° | 1,674 m | 4.5 mi |
| Little Yellow Mountain | S 170° | 1,674 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, under a mile away.
- woodland stonecrop88 obs
- White-spotted Slimy Salamander77 obs
- red trillium77 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail75 obs
- large white trillium70 obs
- Eastern Newt69 obs
- Canada mayflower56 obs
- great rhododendron52 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/96905041
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