Flagpole Hill
Flagpole Hill rises to 416 m in Tennessee. Parson Bald stands 1,442 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Citico Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherohala Skyway passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31670410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 416 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 9.5 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 12 mi
- Whig Cove · 13 mi
- Haw Knob · 14 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Citico Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Pictured Pine Knob: 1.9 mi
- Blue Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 3.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.4 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Harrison Branch Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Tellico Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Ballplay Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 7.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 7.8 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 10.2 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
- Bear Creek Falls (Cheoah): 10.4 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Morton Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Leeper Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 3.6 mi
- Chota Monument: 4.0 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 8.7 mi
- McGhee: 9.7 mi
- Morganton: 12.1 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 8.5 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 11.6 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 14.8 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 19.0 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 20.6 mi
- Greenback Castle: 8.9 mi
- Tree of Shame: 10.3 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 13.8 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 18.6 mi
- The Lost Sea: 18.9 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 19.5 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 24.5 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Poplar Spring: 19.5 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 22.5 mi
- Hardin Spring: 22.5 mi
- Calderwood: 6.1 mi
- Proctor: 20.9 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 15.3 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Flagpole Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parson Bald | E 86° | 1,442 m | 12.0 mi |
| Strawberry Knob | SSE 158° | 1,413 m | 11.1 mi |
| Rockstack | SSE 148° | 1,335 m | 8.7 mi |
| Big Fodderstack | SSE 149° | 1,321 m | 7.5 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | SSE 148° | 1,319 m | 9.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Rock | S 170° | 1,239 m | 11.1 mi |
| Brush Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,218 m | 9.4 mi |
| Hemlock Knob | S 182° | 1,211 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356802428
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