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Alec Mountain

Alec Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Alec Mountain rises to 574 m in Tennessee. Chimneytop stands 945 m to the east-southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Bluff, a cliff 1.0 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31660429, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
574 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.44593, -82.78738

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Surgoinsville Creek Side Park: 3.9 mi
  • Laurel Run Park: 6.9 mi
  • Baileyton Community Park: 8.3 mi
  • Mount Carmel Park: 9.4 mi
  • Thomas Amis Historic Park: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 23
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 15
  • Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant: 1.7 mi
  • Battle of Kingsport: 12.1 mi
  • Rod Armstrong Building: 12.4 mi
  • Kyle House: 12.5 mi
  • Hale Springs Inn: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 6.7 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 7.6 mi
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Alec Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ChimneytopESE 120°945 m5.2 mi
Chimneytop MountainESE 120°926 m5.2 mi
Fodderstack MountainSSE 159°839 m4.6 mi
Stone MountainS 182°789 m4.6 mi
Stony LumpSSW 194°766 m5.8 mi
Devils NoseW 273°727 m12.2 mi
Holston River MountainENE 62°707 m9.3 mi
Brokenback MountainSW 217°675 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1420:1520:53
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4016:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566572757469584739
Precip in4.64.24.54.54.14.44.93.23.32.73.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogersville 1 NE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356785051

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