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Bryson Mountain

Bryson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bryson Mountain rises to 976 m in Tennessee. Brush Mountain stands 954 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31427075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
976 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.56925, -83.83520

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • Fords Woods Park: 7.1 mi
  • Southside Park: 7.1 mi
  • Soccer Fields: 9.8 mi
  • Harrogate City Park: 10.0 mi
  • Harrogate Little League: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 4
  • Campbell County Historical: 20.4 mi
  • Knox Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 21.6 mi
  • Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Tri-State Point: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Bryson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brush MountainENE 67°954 m16.2 mi
Stout KnobSW 225°892 m9.2 mi
Nicholson MountainE 96°873 m2.9 mi
Rich MountainWNW 289°860 m2.0 mi
Koker KnobSW 232°850 m10.8 mi
Horseshoe MountainSW 214°803 m2.6 mi
Steamboat RockSW 233°779 m15.7 mi
Leach MountainSW 219°757 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1319:47
June solstice06:1820:1920:58
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4416:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333744546370747367554437
Precip in4.75.15.35.34.25.05.23.83.83.13.85.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tazewell, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356790725

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