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Camel Hump Mountain

Camel Hump Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Camel Hump Mountain rises to 1,391 m in Tennessee. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the southwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Camel Hump Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31665293, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1391.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.73573, -83.21076

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Hen Wallow Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Gunter Fork Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Gunter Fork Cascades: 2.9 mi
  • Mouse Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
  • West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
Attractions
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 6.8 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 13.9 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 14.2 mi
  • Arch Rock: 14.4 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 16.0 mi
Parks: 47
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 15
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 12
Artworks: 7
  • Bear: 16.5 mi
  • Selu Statue: 19.1 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 19.6 mi
  • Fish: 19.7 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 21.9 mi
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Vista Gardens: 16.5 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 18.7 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Sylva Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Camel Hump Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GuyotSW 231°2,019.13 m3.4 mi
Mount ChapmanSW 225°1,960.2 m4.8 mi
Old BlackWSW 240°1,938.61 m2.9 mi
Luftee KnobS 185°1,894.26 m3.0 mi
Mount YonaguskaSW 216°1,883.44 m3.6 mi
Marks KnobSSW 209°1,878.29 m4.4 mi
Big Cataloochee MountainSSE 156°1,875.19 m4.8 mi
Mount HardisonSSW 213°1,874.57 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1820:1520:53
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:4016:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586672767569594942
Precip in4.23.94.74.44.66.46.54.64.02.73.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 7 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/2454963363

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