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Divide Mountain

Divide Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Divide Mountain rises to 1,342 m in Tennessee. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the east, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lick Rock, a peak 0.6 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31622545, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1342 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.98712, -82.60445

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 49
Waterfalls: 45
  • Trillium Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Squibb Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Margarette Falls: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Moye Rest: 3.1 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 8.6 mi
  • US Constitution: 13.8 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 13.8 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 14
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 11.5 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 17.2 mi
  • Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Overlook Access: 13.6 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 15.1 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 15.8 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Rock Bridge: 17.7 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 17.7 mi
  • Friends: 17.7 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 17.7 mi
  • Stream: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • French Broad Rafting: 12.0 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 16.0 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Mountain Gardens: 23.9 mi
  • Terrace garden: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Divide Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldE 88°1,674 m6.4 mi
Big StampE 86°1,639 m6.4 mi
Upper Haw KnobESE 109°1,492 m6.4 mi
Green Ridge KnobNNW 346°1,480 m4.1 mi
Camp Creek BaldWNW 292°1,480 m6.7 mi
Gravel KnobNNW 346°1,478 m5.3 mi
Big ButtNNW 344°1,467 m5.7 mi
Little Bald MountainWNW 295°1,438 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356773724

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