Peak · Tennessee
Dry Run Mountain
Dry Run Mountain rises to 1,003 m in Tennessee. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Narrows Knob, a peak 1.9 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31669437, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,003 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.36457, -81.89234
- 10.7 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 17.2 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Little Parkway
- 17.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Storyteller Rock · 18 mi
- Watauga View · 18 mi
- Top Crag View · 18 mi
- Calloway Peak · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Lower Gorge River Access: 6.6 mi
- Watauga Gorge River Access: 7.9 mi
- Ralph Stout Park: 9.2 mi
- Buckeye Creek Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
Peaks
- Narrows Knob: 1.9 mi
- Little Dry Run Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Merry Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Big Hill: 4.0 mi
- Sink Mountain: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 42
- Laurel Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Buckeye Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
- She Falls Falls: 10.8 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 11.1 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 3.9 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 7.6 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 7.8 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 9.2 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 24
- Mountain Magic Resort: 6.0 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 13.1 mi
- Fun 'N' Wheels: 15.3 mi
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 15.8 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 16.3 mi
Museums: 19
- Welcome Center and Museum: 8.6 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 12.2 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 16.1 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 16.4 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Hayes Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 13.1 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Bee Cliff: 13.6 mi
- Backbone Rock: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 18
- Hellbenders: 15.4 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 15.4 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 15.4 mi
- Time and Honor: 15.4 mi
- The Magic Mailbox: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Potters Truck Stop: 3.4 mi
- Trials Playground: 6.4 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 13.7 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 11.5 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 16.1 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 8
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 13.7 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 15.1 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 15.5 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 15.7 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 15.8 mi
Springs: 6
- Hampton Spring: 16.7 mi
- Boiling Spring: 17.3 mi
- Shanty Springs: 18.0 mi
- Cave Spring: 18.1 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Dry Run Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,697 m | 10.5 mi |
| Rich Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,633 m | 10.4 mi |
| Harmon Knob | ESE 117° | 1,466 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Bald | E 99° | 1,420 m | 4.7 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SE 129° | 1,403 m | 12.0 mi |
| Ellison Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,355 m | 9.6 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | ESE 121° | 1,333 m | 6.5 mi |
| Leander Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,321 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flat Springs 1E, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356798966
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 19 mi
- Bristol · 23 mi
- Johnson City · 26 mi
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