Cherokee Mountain
Cherokee Mountain rises to 931 m in Tennessee. Unaka Mountain stands 1,579 m to the south-southeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31427209, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 931 m
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 23.7 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 25.9 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Sunset Point: 2.0 mi
- Huckleberry Knob: 2.1 mi
- Buncombe Hill: 2.2 mi
- Haynes Knob: 2.3 mi
- Buffalo Mountain Park: 1.9 mi
- Willow Springs Park: 2.8 mi
- Tipton-Haynes Historic Site: 3.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 3.8 mi
- D R Beeson Park: 4.0 mi
- Stony Point: 7.8 mi
- Betty Range Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Moody Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 10.0 mi
- McAfee Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Carillion: 3.4 mi
- Tipton Cemetery: 3.7 mi
- Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial: 4.1 mi
- WWII Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Fort Watauga: 9.2 mi
- Martin Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
- Red Fork Falls: 9.7 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 12.2 mi
- Sill Branch Falls: 12.3 mi
- Pine Ridge Falls: 12.9 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 6.0 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 6.1 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 6.1 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 6.2 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 6.2 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 4.5 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 4.5 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 14.9 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 17.4 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 19.4 mi
- Junaluska: 4.9 mi
- Rock Bridge: 23.7 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 23.8 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 23.8 mi
- Stream: 23.8 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 22.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 24.6 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 24.8 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 14.3 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Hampton Spring: 11.4 mi
- Lost Cove: 12.8 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 14.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Cherokee Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unaka Mountain | SSE 152° | 1,579 m | 9.5 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | SE 139° | 1,359 m | 11.2 mi |
| Beauty Spot | SSE 166° | 1,347 m | 9.8 mi |
| Elkwallow Knob | SE 146° | 1,314 m | 12.1 mi |
| Loggy Knob | SE 142° | 1,294 m | 11.6 mi |
| Piney Ball | SE 140° | 1,288 m | 10.7 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SE 137° | 1,283 m | 12.8 mi |
| Piney Bald | SE 124° | 1,277 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356884361
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 4 mi
- Elizabethton · 9 mi
- Kingsport · 22 mi
- Bristol · 26 mi
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