Peak · Tennessee
Cedar Mountain
Cedar Mountain rises to 1,004 m in Tennessee. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pardee Point, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Wikidata Q31666049, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1004 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.26956, -82.15902
- 13.2 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 21.1 mi off the Little Parkway
- 22.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.1 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 22 mi
- Watauga View · 22 mi
- Calloway Peak · 22 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Black Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Potato Top: 1.4 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Jenkins Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Watauga Scenic Area: 3.7 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Watauga Point Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Douglas Community Park: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls: 30
- Laurel Falls: 1.4 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 2.5 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 3.5 mi
- Red Fork Falls: 10.0 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 27
- Pardee Point: 0.8 mi
- Flagpole Point: 1.3 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Bee Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Moody Cliff: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 6.3 mi
- Transylvania Purchase: 7.3 mi
- Watauga Purchase: 7.3 mi
- Watauga Fort: 7.3 mi
Museums: 14
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 7.3 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 13.6 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 14.7 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 14.7 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 11
- Wautauga Dam: 4.2 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 11.2 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 11.3 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 16.8 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 2.9 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 18.0 mi
- Trials Playground: 21.5 mi
- Woods Walk: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 9.8 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 20.9 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 22.1 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 4
- Junaluska: 13.2 mi
- SPMS Billboard: 24.8 mi
- The Market on Oak: 24.9 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 25.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Hampton Spring: 1.3 mi
- Shanty Springs: 22.0 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 2.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- ETSU Community Garden: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lost Cove: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Cedar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roan High Knob | S 170° | 1,916 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cloudland Mountain | S 172° | 1,883 m | 11.5 mi |
| Round Bald | SSE 165° | 1,770 m | 11.6 mi |
| Jane Bald | SSE 162° | 1,770 m | 11.9 mi |
| Beartown Mountain | S 173° | 1,674 m | 10.5 mi |
| Little Rock Knob | S 176° | 1,499 m | 8.3 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | SSW 207° | 1,359 m | 10.7 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,347 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1305782 — Cedar Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356844079
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 6 mi
- Johnson City · 11 mi
- Bristol · 23 mi
- Kingsport · 28 mi
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