Bunker Hill
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
- 4.6 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 14 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 14 mi
- Whig Cove · 16 mi
- Haw Knob · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Parson High Top: 1.5 mi
- Chilly Spring Knob: 1.5 mi
- Revenue Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Lanier: 1.9 mi
- Hickory Top: 2.2 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Harrison Branch Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
- Tellico Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Double Camp Recreation Area: 11.6 mi
- 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
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Morton Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Morton Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Emert Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Tree of Shame: 4.6 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 12.1 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 12.6 mi
- Greenback Castle: 14.2 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 15.4 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 10.8 mi
- Chota Monument: 11.1 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 14.9 mi
- Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race: 15.6 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 14.4 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 15.4 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 15.9 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 16.1 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 16.2 mi
- 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
- Calderwood: 3.7 mi
- Proctor: 12.5 mi
- Elkmont: 21.7 mi
- Judson: 23.0 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 15.3 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 16.2 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 21.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Bald | ESE 102° | 1,505.1 m | 4.0 mi |
| Gregorys Little Bald | E 99° | 1,452 m | 4.5 mi |
| Devils Tater Patch | E 83° | 1,451 m | 8.3 mi |
| Little Bald | E 82° | 1,445 m | 8.7 mi |
| Parson Bald | ESE 111° | 1,441.65 m | 3.2 mi |
| Doe Knob | E 94° | 1,381.11 m | 6.5 mi |
| Brier Lick Knob | E 95° | 1,379.07 m | 6.3 mi |
| Greer Knob | E 99° | 1,362.08 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356791055
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