Dodson Mountain
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
- 19.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 22.7 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 24.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 26 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 26 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Short Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Cove Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Brokenback Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Louderback Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Brown Mountain: 3.6 mi
- 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
- Taylor Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Miller Bluff: 10.6 mi
- White Cliff: 13.8 mi
- The Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- The Rounds: 15.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Poor Valley Creek: 15.6 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 19.2 mi
- Crosby Pothole Refuge: 20.8 mi
- Mahala Mullins Cabin: 20.7 mi
- Vardy Presbyterian Church: 20.7 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 23.4 mi
- Margarette Falls: 23.8 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
- Pete's Branch Falls: 24.4 mi
- Rocky Spring: 19.8 mi
- Tate Spring: 22.8 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 12.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimneytop | ENE 73° | 945 m | 13.3 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | ENE 73° | 926 m | 13.3 mi |
| Fodderstack Mountain | ENE 78° | 839 m | 10.1 mi |
| Short Mountain | W 278° | 808 m | 13.7 mi |
| Stone Mountain | ENE 77° | 789 m | 8.3 mi |
| Stony Lump | E 84° | 766 m | 6.9 mi |
| Devils Nose | NNW 331° | 727 m | 8.1 mi |
| Brokenback Mountain | ESE 116° | 675 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogersville 1 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356798525
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 25 mi
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