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Citico Mountain

Citico Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Citico Mountain rises to 424 m in Tennessee. Parson Bald stands 1,442 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Flagpole Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherohala Skyway passes 8.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31667036, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
424 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.50480, -84.09658

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Waterfalls: 28
  • Wildcat Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Lower Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Aiken Branch Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Bear Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Bear Creek Falls (Cheoah): 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 9
  • Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Greenback Heritage Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Charles Hall Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 19.0 mi
  • Graham County Historical Association: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Greenback Castle: 8.9 mi
  • Tree of Shame: 10.3 mi
  • Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 13.8 mi
  • Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 18.6 mi
  • The Lost Sea: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 19.5 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Saratoga Pavillion: 24.5 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Poplar Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam Houston Statue: 18.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Citico Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Parson BaldE 86°1,441.65 m12.0 mi
Strawberry KnobSSE 158°1,413 m11.1 mi
RockstackSSE 148°1,335 m8.7 mi
Big FodderstackSSE 149°1,321 m7.5 mi
Chestnut KnobSSE 148°1,319 m9.3 mi
Rattlesnake RockS 170°1,239 m11.1 mi
Brush MountainSSE 162°1,218 m9.4 mi
Hemlock KnobS 182°1,211 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:48
June solstice06:2220:1820:56
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4316:4817:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576471747368584841
Precip in5.44.85.44.74.95.55.04.13.62.94.25.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356794591

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