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Burnt Mountain

Burnt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burnt Mountain rises to 1,022 m in Tennessee. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the southeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Huskey Branch Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4610062

Wikidata Q31664807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1022.19 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.64484, -83.56637

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Huskey Branch Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Fish Camp Cascades: 2.5 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 2.7 mi
  • War Branch Cascade: 2.8 mi
  • Mannis Branch Falls: 3.2 mi
Attractions
  • Ober Mountain Coaster: 3.9 mi
  • Ski Mountain Coaster: 4.0 mi
  • Otter: 4.0 mi
  • Bears: 4.1 mi
  • Amazing Mirror Maze: 5.2 mi
Parks: 50
  • Mynatt Park: 4.9 mi
  • Mills Park: 9.2 mi
  • Patriot Park: 9.9 mi
  • Wear Farm City Park: 10.4 mi
  • Sevierville City Park: 14.7 mi
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 12
Picnic sites: 12
Artworks: 6
  • Bear: 6.1 mi
  • Fish: 9.9 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 15.4 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 15.4 mi
  • Selu Statue: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Vista Gardens: 5.7 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 18.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Burnt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KuwohiSE 146°2,024.79 m6.8 mi
Mount le Conte - High TopE 85°2,009.55 m7.3 mi
Mt. BuckleySSE 149°2,004.12 m6.6 mi
Mount Le ConteE 85°2,004 m7.3 mi
Cliff TopE 84°1,996.55 m6.9 mi
Myrtle PointE 86°1,991.56 m7.6 mi
Mount LoveSE 143°1,955.79 m6.8 mi
West PointE 84°1,937.31 m6.4 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 solstice07:4116:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 3 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/356791361

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