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Grassy Mountain

Grassy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Grassy Mountain rises to 712 m in Tennessee. Chinquapin Knob stands 1,144 m to the east-southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Alie Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31672059, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
712 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.71898, -83.73684

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • River Rat Tubing Outpost: 2.6 mi
  • Next to Heaven Adventure: 3.3 mi
  • Tuckaleechee Caverns: 4.7 mi
  • Nick's MTB Trails: 4.7 mi
  • The Coaster At Goats On The Roof: 8.5 mi
Parks
Waterfalls: 48
  • Cane Creek Twin Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Meadow Branch Cascade: 4.8 mi
  • Meigs Falls: 4.9 mi
  • White Oak Sinks Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Meigs Creek Cascade: 5.9 mi
Museums: 25
Historic sites: 23
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 10
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 8.2 mi
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 9
Artworks: 8
  • Fish: 11.2 mi
  • Bear: 13.1 mi
  • Sam Houston Statue: 13.6 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 14.0 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • Strong rock spring: 20.7 mi
  • Love's Creek Spring: 22.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Grassy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chinquapin KnobESE 111°1,144 m7.7 mi
Hornet Tree TopSSE 162°1,141.02 m8.2 mi
Cerulean KnobSSW 204°1,128.06 m6.8 mi
Rich MountainSSW 212°1,117 m6.4 mi
Scott MountainSSW 196°1,105 m6.7 mi
Double MountainSSW 206°1,082.75 m7.0 mi
Round TopESE 115°936.479 m4.6 mi
Green TopNNE 32°921 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2020:1720:55
September equinox07:2419:0019:33
December solstice07:4216:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047566269727166564640
Precip in5.64.95.35.25.15.56.14.44.93.34.45.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2454879772

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