Chimney Rocks
Chimney Rocks rises to 716 m in Tennessee. Bryson Mountain stands 976 m to the north, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA.
Wikidata Q31427290, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 716 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 9.2 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 10.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 11.2 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 11 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 11 mi
- Norris Dam Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Mountain: 1.2 mi
- North Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Double Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bryson Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Leach Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Southside Park: 8.4 mi
- Fords Woods Park: 8.6 mi
- Wells Springs Access Point: 9.5 mi
- Monks Corner TVA Small Wild Area: 10.3 mi
- Soccer Fields: 10.4 mi
- Big Cliff: 4.8 mi
- Sheeplick Point: 7.6 mi
- Monks Corner: 10.4 mi
- Hangover Rock: 10.6 mi
- Primroy Arch: 11.5 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 13.3 mi
- Civil War: 17.1 mi
- Martin's Station: 18.6 mi
- Joseph Martin monument: 18.7 mi
- Agee: 19.4 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 18.8 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 19.8 mi
- Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 22.8 mi
- Knox Historical Museum: 23.0 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 25.0 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 5.4 mi
- Butchers Spring: 9.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.3 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 15.8 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 18.1 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
- Tri-State Point: 10.2 mi
- Loyston: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Chimney Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson Mountain | N 6° | 976 m | 2.4 mi |
| Stout Knob | WSW 237° | 892 m | 7.5 mi |
| Nicholson Mountain | NE 56° | 873 m | 3.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 331° | 860 m | 3.5 mi |
| Koker Knob | WSW 242° | 850 m | 9.3 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | W 281° | 803 m | 1.2 mi |
| Steamboat Rock | WSW 240° | 779 m | 14.1 mi |
| Leach Mountain | WSW 244° | 757 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:19 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tazewell, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1280477 — Chimney Rocks, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356794366
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