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Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bunker Hill rises to 843 m in Tennessee. Gregory Bald stands 1,505 m to the east-southeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Parson High Top, a peak 1.5 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America; GeoNames ID = 5234143

Wikidata Q31664686, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
843.265 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.53224, -83.93626

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Waterfalls: 58
  • Aiken Branch Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Judy Branch Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Twentymile Creek Cascade: 5.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Abrams Falls: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
Attractions: 13
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 10.5 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 1
  • Sam Houston Statue: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Poplar Spring: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Bunker Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gregory BaldESE 102°1,505.1 m4.0 mi
Gregorys Little BaldE 99°1,452 m4.5 mi
Devils Tater PatchE 83°1,451 m8.3 mi
Little BaldE 82°1,445 m8.7 mi
Parson BaldESE 111°1,441.65 m3.2 mi
Doe KnobE 94°1,381.11 m6.5 mi
Brier Lick KnobE 95°1,379.07 m6.3 mi
Greer KnobE 99°1,362.08 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:2120:1720:55
September equinox07:2419:0119:34
December solstice07:4216:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576471747368584841
Precip in5.44.85.44.74.95.55.04.13.62.94.25.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356791055

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