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Dodson Mountain

Dodson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dodson Mountain rises to 531 m in Tennessee. Chimneytop stands 945 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Short Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31669111, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
531 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.35287, -82.93599

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • Thomas Amis Historic Park: 4.7 mi
  • Baileyton Community Park: 5.6 mi
  • Saint Clair Park: 8.6 mi
  • Surgoinsville Creek Side Park: 9.4 mi
  • The Big Spring: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 13
  • Rod Armstrong Building: 5.4 mi
  • Hale Springs Inn: 5.4 mi
  • Kyle House: 5.4 mi
  • Joseph Rogers Building: 5.5 mi
  • Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant: 10.4 mi
Museums: 11
  • Swift Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 10.8 mi
  • Bulls Gap Railroad Museum: 10.8 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 14.4 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 7.3 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 9.3 mi
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Springs: 2
  • Rocky Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Tate Spring: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Dodson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ChimneytopENE 73°945 m13.3 mi
Chimneytop MountainENE 73°926 m13.3 mi
Fodderstack MountainENE 78°839 m10.1 mi
Short MountainW 278°808 m13.7 mi
Stone MountainENE 77°789 m8.3 mi
Stony LumpE 84°766 m6.9 mi
Devils NoseNNW 331°727 m8.1 mi
Brokenback MountainESE 116°675 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1520:1520:53
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4016:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566572757469584739
Precip in4.64.24.54.54.14.44.93.23.32.73.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogersville 1 NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356798525

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