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Granddaddy Hill

Granddaddy Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Granddaddy Hill rises to 460 m in Tennessee. Huckaby Knob stands 953 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Houston Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
460 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.49008, -84.14687

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
  • Indian Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Indian Mountain State Park: 6.6 mi
  • Greenlee Park: 6.7 mi
  • Veterans Park: 6.9 mi
  • Kincaid Historical Monument: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Civil War: 6.5 mi
  • Agee: 14.6 mi
  • Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 18.4 mi
  • Loyston: 19.0 mi
  • Fort Anderson: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 7
  • Campbell County Historical: 7.6 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 17.3 mi
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 18.7 mi
  • Lenoir Museum: 19.6 mi
  • Norris Museum: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Winona General Store: 18.4 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 18.6 mi
  • Train Cars: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 7.2 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 9.0 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Hole In Rock Arch: 20.5 mi
  • Split Bow Arch: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Big Spring Falls: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Granddaddy Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckaby KnobSW953 m12.5 mi
Adkins MountainSW918 m12.7 mi
Stout KnobE892 m10.8 mi
Walnut MountainSW859 m4.9 mi
Koker KnobE850 m8.9 mi
View Tree KnobWSW832 m11.8 mi
Braden MountainWSW805 m11.4 mi
Buffalo MountainWSW780 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:2020:2020:59
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4616:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556572757468574639
Precip in4.65.05.25.14.85.05.83.83.62.83.85.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1285821 — Granddaddy Hill, Campbell County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356805942

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