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Diamond Peak

Diamond Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Diamond Peak rises to 511 m in Tennessee. Nicholson Mountain stands 873 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 9.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31668925, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
511 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.30814, -83.62435

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Friendship Park: 6.4 mi
  • Rutledge City Park: 6.6 mi
  • Buffalo School Park: 7.4 mi
  • New Tazewell Municipal Park: 8.4 mi
  • New Tazewell Roadside Park: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
Historic sites: 13
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 6
Museums: 4
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Tri-State Point: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Diamond Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nicholson MountainNNW 334°873 m19.8 mi
Horseshoe MountainNW 320°803 m20.6 mi
Leach MountainNW 314°757 m20.6 mi
The PinnacleN 354°753 m20.7 mi
Joppa MountainS 187°745 m3.6 mi
North MountainNW 319°732 m20.9 mi
Powell MountainNNW 345°729 m18.0 mi
Chimney RocksNW 323°716 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:1820:1820:56
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:4316:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333744546370747367554437
Precip in4.75.15.35.34.25.05.23.83.83.13.85.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tazewell, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1310522 — Diamond Peak, Grainger County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356851070

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