Cataska Mountain
Cataska Mountain rises to 676 m in Tennessee. Hazelnut Knob stands 1,136 m to the east-southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Borin Top, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherohala Skyway passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31665848, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 676 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 15.6 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gazebo Overlook · 18 mi
- Whig Cove · 18 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 18 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Towee Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
- Powerhouse Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
- Holly Flats Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Hiwassee State Scenic River: 10.0 mi
- L&N Depot Park: 10.4 mi
- Borin Top: 0.0 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Queens Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mocking Crow Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 5.7 mi
- North Shoal Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Bald River Falls: 10.2 mi
- Baby Falls: 10.3 mi
- Big Lost Falls: 11.1 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 6.6 mi
- World War I Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Company A: 10.4 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 10.5 mi
- Fort Marr Blockhouse: 11.7 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 10.3 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 10.4 mi
- Prayer Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Arise and Shine Marker: 12.2 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 12.2 mi
- White Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.4 mi
- Henegar Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 6.8 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 10.3 mi
- Swift Museum: 14.3 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 18.0 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 22.1 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 8.1 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Parksville Beach: 20.0 mi
- Shady Beach: 21.8 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 21.7 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 21.8 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Cataska Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelnut Knob | ESE 105° | 1,136 m | 9.8 mi |
| Nit Top | ESE 102° | 1,112 m | 10.4 mi |
| Waucheesi Mountain | E 91° | 1,105 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cantrell Top | E 99° | 1,100 m | 6.6 mi |
| Peels Top | ESE 114° | 990 m | 5.6 mi |
| Gravelstand Top | E 81° | 924 m | 8.3 mi |
| Peels High Top | SE 124° | 907 m | 5.2 mi |
| Buck Bald | SSE 164° | 710 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1305726 — Cataska Mountain, Monroe County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356843942
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