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Chimney Rocks

Chimney Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Chimney Rocks rises to 1,221 m in Tennessee. Silers Bald stands 1,706 m to the east-southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hornet Tree Top, a peak 1.1 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Blount County, Tennessee, USA

Wikidata Q31666698, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1221.07 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.59222, -83.70146

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Lynn Camp Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Spruce Flats Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Indian Flats Falls: 3.8 mi
  • White Oak Sinks Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Marks Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
Attractions
  • Tuckaleechee Caverns: 6.1 mi
  • River Rat Tubing Outpost: 6.4 mi
  • Next to Heaven Adventure: 7.2 mi
  • Ober Mountain Coaster: 11.1 mi
  • Ski Mountain Coaster: 11.1 mi
Parks: 60
  • Mynatt Park: 12.9 mi
  • Wear Farm City Park: 15.4 mi
  • Patriot Park: 15.9 mi
  • David Monteith Park: 16.6 mi
  • Swain County Park: 16.9 mi
Museums: 21
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 15
Picnic sites: 10
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 4.1 mi
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Chimneys Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Bear: 14.0 mi
  • Fish: 15.8 mi
  • Sam Houston Statue: 18.9 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 20.5 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Vista Gardens: 13.8 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 22.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Chimney Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silers BaldESE 103°1,706.06 m7.9 mi
Thunderhead MountainS 189°1,685.16 m1.7 mi
Rocky TopSSW 200°1,657.32 m2.1 mi
Blockhouse MountainS 190°1,650.92 m3.0 mi
Cold Spring KnobE 99°1,595.73 m5.3 mi
Brier KnobSE 141°1,591.05 m1.9 mi
High RocksSE 145°1,577.95 m7.8 mi
Devils Race PatchS 182°1,564.85 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2020:1720:54
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:4116:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047566269727166564640
Precip in5.64.95.35.25.15.56.14.44.93.34.45.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 4 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/356794370

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