Bates Mountain
Bates Mountain rises to 495 m in Tennessee. Hornet Tree Top stands 1,141 m to the south-southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Alie Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4604323.
Wikidata Q31661602, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 495 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 18.4 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 26.7 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 14 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 20 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 21 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 3.1 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 3.5 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 4.1 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 4.7 mi
- The Coaster At Goats On The Roof: 10.0 mi
- Wildwood Park: 9.6 mi
- Amerine Park: 9.7 mi
- John Sevier Park: 10.4 mi
- Everett Park: 10.9 mi
- Maryville College Woods: 11.0 mi
- Alie Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Pinestand Knob: 1.0 mi
- Webb Knob: 1.1 mi
- Miller Cove Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Smith Knob: 1.4 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 5.1 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 5.4 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 5.7 mi
- Meigs Falls: 6.1 mi
- Meigs Creek Cascade: 7.1 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 2.8 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 9.7 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 11.0 mi
- Alcatraz East Crime Museum: 12.4 mi
- Cooter's Place: 12.4 mi
- Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race: 11.6 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 11.7 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 13.0 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 13.0 mi
- Emert Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 3.7 mi
- East End: 9.3 mi
- Morton Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Hanging Rock: 16.3 mi
- Vista Gardens: 14.7 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 18.4 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 18.4 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 18.4 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 18.4 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 7.8 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 12.0 mi
- Fish: 12.7 mi
- Bear: 14.7 mi
- Veterans Statue: 15.3 mi
- Dolly Parton: 15.3 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 15.7 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 16.1 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 16.6 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Elkmont: 11.3 mi
- Proctor: 17.0 mi
- Calderwood: 19.5 mi
- Judson: 24.4 mi
- Strong rock spring: 21.0 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 21.7 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Bates Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornet Tree Top | SSE 151° | 1,141 m | 8.7 mi |
| Cerulean Knob | S 190° | 1,128 m | 6.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,117 m | 5.6 mi |
| Scott Mountain | S 182° | 1,105 m | 6.4 mi |
| Double Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,083 m | 6.3 mi |
| Round Top | ESE 108° | 936 m | 6.1 mi |
| Green Top | NE 40° | 921 m | 8.6 mi |
| Curry He Mountain | ESE 119° | 921 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 8 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1304992 — Bates Mountain, Blount County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356842855
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