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Curry He Mountain

Curry He Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Curry He Mountain rises to 921 m in Tennessee. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the south-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Meigs Creek Cascade, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31668374, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
920.956 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.66327, -83.64536

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Meigs Creek Cascade: 0.8 mi
  • Mannis Branch Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Meigs Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Marks Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Cane Creek Twin Falls: 2.8 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Next to Heaven Adventure: 3.2 mi
  • River Rat Tubing Outpost: 5.0 mi
  • Ski Mountain Coaster: 5.6 mi
  • Ober Mountain Coaster: 5.6 mi
  • Otter: 5.7 mi
Parks
  • Mynatt Park: 7.8 mi
  • Wear Farm City Park: 9.6 mi
  • Patriot Park: 10.1 mi
  • Mills Park: 12.2 mi
  • Sevierville City Park: 14.2 mi
Museums: 20
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 8.2 mi
  • Chimneys Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Bear: 8.7 mi
  • Fish: 10.0 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 14.8 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 14.8 mi
  • Sam Houston Statue: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Vista Gardens: 8.6 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 22.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • Strong rock spring: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Curry He Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thunderhead MountainSSW 208°1,685.16 m7.4 mi
Cold Spring KnobSSE 160°1,595.73 m6.1 mi
Brier KnobSSW 197°1,591.05 m6.7 mi
Mount DavisS 174°1,533.71 m6.4 mi
Big Chestnut BaldS 177°1,508.9 m6.7 mi
Little Chestnut BaldS 180°1,495 m6.7 mi
Ben Parton LookoutSSE 148°1,481.57 m5.7 mi
Hemlock KnobSSE 169°1,472.61 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2020:1620:54
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:4116:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737267564640
Precip in4.84.35.64.95.56.06.34.44.33.24.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gatlinburg 2 SW, 6 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/356797419

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