Chimney Rocks
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
- 11.0 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 11.4 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 11 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 16 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 16 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hornet Tree Top: 1.1 mi
- Thunderhead Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Brier Knob: 1.9 mi
- Devils Bench: 2.0 mi
- Devils Courthouse: 2.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 6.5 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 13.1 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 13.2 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 14.1 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 14.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Emert Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Alum Cave: 14.7 mi
- East End: 15.7 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 11.6 mi
- Fort Harry: 13.2 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 15.9 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 16.0 mi
- 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
- Bear: 14.0 mi
- Fish: 15.8 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 18.9 mi
- Veterans Statue: 20.5 mi
- Dolly Parton: 20.5 mi
- Elkmont: 8.0 mi
- Proctor: 8.3 mi
- Judson: 15.2 mi
- Calderwood: 17.3 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 11.4 mi
- Greenbrier: 19.6 mi
- Vista Gardens: 13.8 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 22.9 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 19.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silers Bald | ESE 103° | 1,706.06 m | 7.9 mi |
| Thunderhead Mountain | S 189° | 1,685.16 m | 1.7 mi |
| Rocky Top | SSW 200° | 1,657.32 m | 2.1 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | S 190° | 1,650.92 m | 3.0 mi |
| Cold Spring Knob | E 99° | 1,595.73 m | 5.3 mi |
| Brier Knob | SE 141° | 1,591.05 m | 1.9 mi |
| High Rocks | SE 145° | 1,577.95 m | 7.8 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | S 182° | 1,564.85 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356794370
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