Blanket Mountain
Blanket Mountain rises to 1,405 m in Tennessee. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Meigs Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31663127, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1405.07 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 6 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 11 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 11 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Meigs Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Dripping Spring Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Curry She Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Ben Parton Lookout: 2.4 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Marks Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Indian Flats Falls: 2.5 mi
- Mannis Branch Falls: 2.6 mi
- Lynn Camp Falls: 2.9 mi
- Huskey Branch Falls: 3.5 mi
- Ober Mountain Coaster: 6.1 mi
- Ski Mountain Coaster: 6.1 mi
- Otter: 6.2 mi
- Bears: 6.2 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 6.4 mi
- Mynatt Park: 7.6 mi
- Patriot Park: 11.8 mi
- Wear Farm City Park: 11.8 mi
- Mills Park: 12.0 mi
- David Monteith Park: 15.3 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 7.9 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 7.9 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 8.7 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 8.8 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 11.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Alum Cave: 9.4 mi
- Emert Bluff: 11.1 mi
- The Jumpoff: 12.5 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 9.1 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 6.0 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Fort Harry: 7.8 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 11.8 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 11.8 mi
- Bear: 8.8 mi
- Fish: 11.7 mi
- Veterans Statue: 17.0 mi
- Dolly Parton: 17.0 mi
- Selu Statue: 20.3 mi
- Elkmont: 2.7 mi
- Proctor: 12.3 mi
- Judson: 15.4 mi
- Calderwood: 22.8 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 6.0 mi
- Greenbrier: 14.1 mi
- Vista Gardens: 8.4 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 19.3 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 13.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Blanket Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | SE 124° | 2,024.79 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | SE 126° | 2,004.12 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Love | ESE 121° | 1,955.79 m | 7.8 mi |
| Balsam Point | ENE 76° | 1,773.94 m | 8.0 mi |
| Silers Bald | SSE 147° | 1,706.06 m | 4.8 mi |
| Jenkins Knob | SE 138° | 1,697.78 m | 5.6 mi |
| Thunderhead Mountain | SW 234° | 1,685.16 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sugarland Mountain | E 98° | 1,673.66 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gatlinburg 2 SW, 6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356788700
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