Dripping Spring Mountain
Dripping Spring Mountain rises to 1,467 m in Tennessee. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the east-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Blanket Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31669419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1466.72 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 14.7 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 6 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 10 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 10 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blanket Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Ben Parton Lookout: 1.2 mi
- Meigs Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Cold Spring Knob: 2.2 mi
- Hemlock Knob: 3.0 mi
- Indian Flats Falls: 2.2 mi
- Marks Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Fish Camp Cascades: 2.9 mi
- War Branch Cascade: 2.9 mi
- Huskey Branch Falls: 3.3 mi
- Ober Mountain Coaster: 6.7 mi
- Ski Mountain Coaster: 6.7 mi
- Otter: 6.8 mi
- Bears: 6.8 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 7.6 mi
- Mynatt Park: 7.9 mi
- Mills Park: 12.2 mi
- Patriot Park: 12.5 mi
- Wear Farm City Park: 12.7 mi
- David Monteith Park: 14.1 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 8.3 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 8.3 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 9.1 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 9.7 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 12.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Alum Cave: 8.9 mi
- The Jumpoff: 12.0 mi
- Emert Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 5.9 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Fort Harry: 7.3 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 12.6 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 12.6 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 9.7 mi
- Bear: 9.1 mi
- Fish: 12.5 mi
- Veterans Statue: 17.9 mi
- Dolly Parton: 17.9 mi
- Selu Statue: 19.3 mi
- Elkmont: 3.2 mi
- Proctor: 11.8 mi
- Judson: 14.3 mi
- Calderwood: 23.1 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 5.5 mi
- Greenbrier: 14.0 mi
- Vista Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 18.2 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 14.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Dripping Spring Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | ESE 120° | 2,024.79 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | ESE 122° | 2,004.12 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Love | ESE 117° | 1,955.79 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Collins | ESE 103° | 1,888.71 m | 7.4 mi |
| Andrews Bald | SE 130° | 1,801.11 m | 7.7 mi |
| Balsam Point | ENE 68° | 1,773.94 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Mingus | E 86° | 1,763.88 m | 7.9 mi |
| Silers Bald | SSE 148° | 1,706.06 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gatlinburg 2 SW, 6 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356798882
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