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Flint Mountain

Flint Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Flint Mountain rises to 1,327 m in Tennessee. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the east-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Ridge Knob, a peak 2.0 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 5.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31670627, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1327 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.03186, -82.59012

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 31
  • Trillium Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Squibb Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Birchfield Camp Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Lower Higgins Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Moye Rest: 5.5 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 10.9 mi
  • WWII Memorial: 12.3 mi
  • McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 16.2 mi
  • Valentine Sevier Home: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 14
  • David Crockett Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Rock Bridge: 18.1 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 18.1 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 18.1 mi
  • Friends: 18.1 mi
  • Stream: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 5
  • French Broad Rafting: 15.0 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 18.3 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 20.7 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 23.7 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 24.2 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Flint Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldESE 117°1,674 m6.3 mi
Big StampESE 116°1,639 m6.2 mi
Little BaldESE 103°1,575 m7.4 mi
Upper Haw KnobSE 135°1,492 m7.4 mi
Green Ridge KnobWNW 297°1,480 m2.0 mi
Camp Creek BaldW 265°1,480 m7.0 mi
Gravel KnobNW 314°1,478 m2.9 mi
Big ButtNW 315°1,467 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556371747368574639
Precip in3.53.33.84.04.85.15.54.83.32.52.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9081186938

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