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Donehew Head

Donehew Head, seen from above at true elevation

Donehew Head rises to 643 m in Tennessee. Joppa Mountain stands 745 m to the northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rhetts View, a peak 2.6 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31669181, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
643 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.20935, -83.69895

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Blaine Municipal Park: 3.9 mi
  • Corryton Village Park: 6.1 mi
  • Little Stream Park: 6.7 mi
  • Wilson Park: 6.9 mi
  • Buffalo School Park: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Strawberry Plains Fortification: 9.9 mi
  • Sharps Chapel: 11.0 mi
  • Netherton Campus Gate: 13.1 mi
  • Loyston: 14.5 mi
  • Old Lee Highway: 17.7 mi
Museums: 21
Cliffs: 16
Nature reserves: 12
Gardens: 10
Springs: 6
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Ramsey House Plantation: 18.1 mi
  • Knox Selfie Lab: 20.8 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Boyd Hollow Falls: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Donehew Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Joppa MountainNE 48°745 m4.9 mi
Sharp MountainNE 38°694 m20.5 mi
House MountainSSW 209°629 m7.7 mi
Henderson KnobNNE 29°625 m21.3 mi
Weaver KnobNNW 336°563 m17.8 mi
Cline KnobN 6°562 m20.5 mi
Buzzard KnobENE 69°526 m11.3 mi
High KnobNW 312°521 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:1920:1820:56
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:4316:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556472757468574639
Precip in4.14.54.64.64.13.85.13.83.32.73.44.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson City, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356774503

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