Diamond Peak
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
- 9.0 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 16.1 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Overlook · 21 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 21 mi
- Norris Dam Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Joppa Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Buzzard Knob: 7.0 mi
- Donehew Head: 8.0 mi
- Roach Knob: 8.3 mi
- 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
- Hopson Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Shelton Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Signal Point: 10.7 mi
- Kitts Point: 11.3 mi
- Race Track Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 10.3 mi
- Old Lee Highway: 12.1 mi
- Clinchdale Farm: 12.5 mi
- Bean Station Original Site: 14.3 mi
- Netherton Campus Gate: 15.0 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 1.9 mi
- Buffalo Springs State Game Farm: 7.8 mi
- Indian Cave Park: 10.3 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 15.4 mi
- Crosby Pothole Refuge: 18.0 mi
- Tate Spring: 15.7 mi
- Butchers Spring: 17.3 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 18.0 mi
- Rocky Spring: 18.6 mi
- Strong rock spring: 20.6 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 6.1 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 10.8 mi
- First House In Blaine: 11.5 mi
- Bean Station History Museum: 19.1 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 20.9 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 23.9 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 21.2 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Loyston: 18.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson Mountain | NNW 334° | 873 m | 19.8 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | NW 320° | 803 m | 20.6 mi |
| Leach Mountain | NW 314° | 757 m | 20.6 mi |
| The Pinnacle | N 354° | 753 m | 20.7 mi |
| Joppa Mountain | S 187° | 745 m | 3.6 mi |
| North Mountain | NW 319° | 732 m | 20.9 mi |
| Powell Mountain | NNW 345° | 729 m | 18.0 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | NW 323° | 716 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 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, 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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