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Flats Mountain

Flats Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Flats Mountain rises to 1,013 m in Tennessee. Huckleberry Knob stands 1,696 m to the southeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Boundary Recreation Area, a park 1.3 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 1.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31427626, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1013 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.38341, -84.09824

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
Waterfalls: 35
  • Falls Branch Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Baby Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Violet Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Bald River Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Sand Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 13
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 7
  • Charles Hall Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 15.1 mi
  • Junaluska Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Graham County Historical Association: 16.9 mi
  • Greenback Heritage Museum: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
  • Towee Creek Picnic area: 23.7 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 23.9 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Flats Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckleberry KnobSE 126°1,696 m7.3 mi
Haw KnobSE 142°1,662 m6.5 mi
Hooper BaldSE 132°1,650 m7.9 mi
Big JunctionSE 143°1,638 m7.1 mi
Little Huckleberry KnobESE 122°1,636 m7.0 mi
Laurel TopSE 145°1,615 m7.3 mi
Little Haw KnobSE 143°1,562 m5.9 mi
Grassy TopSSE 152°1,514 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:48
June solstice06:2320:1820:55
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4216:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576471747368584841
Precip in5.44.85.44.74.95.55.04.13.62.94.25.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1284445 — Flats Mountain, Monroe County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356802602

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