Peak · Tennessee
Gipson Mountain
Gipson Mountain rises to 867 m in Tennessee. The Bald stands 1,420 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sink Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31671584, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 867 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.35373, -82.00651
- 12.9 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 20.4 mi off the Little Parkway
- 20.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.4 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Watauga View · 20 mi
- Calloway Peak · 20 mi
- Storyteller Rock · 20 mi
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sink Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Curtis Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Sink Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Peavey Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sink Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Watauga Point Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Watauga Scenic Area: 6.6 mi
- Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Lower Gorge River Access: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 4.6 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 6.8 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 7.1 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 11.7 mi
- Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 33
- Blue Hole Falls: 6.6 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 8.7 mi
- Laurel Falls: 9.1 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 9.3 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 27
- Wautauga Dam: 6.8 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 9.6 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 14.9 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 17.6 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Cardens Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Bee Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Pardee Point: 10.8 mi
- Flagpole Point: 11.0 mi
- Moody Cliff: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 19
- Hellbenders: 20.2 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 20.2 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 20.3 mi
- Time and Honor: 20.3 mi
- Hephaestus: 20.4 mi
Museums: 16
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 13.7 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 13.7 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 13.7 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 18.7 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 19.0 mi
Gardens: 10
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 20.0 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 20.1 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 20.3 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 7.5 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 7.7 mi
- Trials Playground: 11.2 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Elk Valley Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 17.0 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 17.9 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 18.1 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 18.6 mi
Springs: 6
- Hampton Spring: 10.5 mi
- Shanty Springs: 19.8 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 20.5 mi
- Boiling Spring: 21.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Virginia Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 7.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Gipson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bald | E 90° | 1,420 m | 11.0 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | ESE 102° | 1,333 m | 12.2 mi |
| Toms Knob | SE 139° | 1,318 m | 12.0 mi |
| Little Stone Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,305 m | 7.1 mi |
| White Rocks Mountain | SSW 210° | 1,295 m | 10.4 mi |
| Rich Knob | N 7° | 1,295 m | 10.8 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | NNE 33° | 1,282 m | 12.3 mi |
| Holston Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,264 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356805248
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 13 mi
- Bristol · 20 mi
- Johnson City · 20 mi
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