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Ben Parton Lookout

Ben Parton Lookout rises to 1,482 m in Tennessee. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the east-southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dripping Spring Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 5.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31662195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1481.57 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.59380, -83.59193

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Indian Flats Falls: 2.3 mi
  • War Branch Cascade: 2.7 mi
  • Fish Camp Cascades: 2.8 mi
  • Hazel Creek Cascades: 3.4 mi
  • Marks Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
Attractions
  • Ober Mountain Coaster: 7.7 mi
  • Ski Mountain Coaster: 7.7 mi
  • Otter: 7.8 mi
  • Bears: 7.8 mi
  • Next to Heaven Adventure: 8.8 mi
Parks: 53
  • Mynatt Park: 8.6 mi
  • Mills Park: 12.8 mi
  • David Monteith Park: 12.9 mi
  • Patriot Park: 13.6 mi
  • Swain County Recreation Park: 13.8 mi
Museums: 21
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 13
Picnic sites: 12
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Chimneys Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Bear: 9.8 mi
  • Fish: 13.6 mi
  • Selu Statue: 18.3 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 19.0 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Vista Gardens: 9.4 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 17.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Ben Parton Lookout. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KuwohiESE 112°2,024.79 m5.7 mi
Mt. BuckleyESE 114°2,004.12 m5.3 mi
Mount LoveESE 109°1,955.79 m5.8 mi
Mount CollinsE 94°1,888.71 m6.7 mi
Andrews BaldSE 125°1,801.11 m6.7 mi
Balsam PointENE 58°1,773.94 m7.9 mi
Mount MingusENE 77°1,763.88 m7.6 mi
Silers BaldSE 142°1,706.06 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2020:1620:54
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:4116:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737267564640
Precip in4.84.35.64.95.56.06.34.44.33.24.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gatlinburg 2 SW, 7 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

OpenStreetMap element node/356787382

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