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Greer Mountain

Greer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Greer Mountain rises to 1,141 m in Tennessee. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the south-southeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bird Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31672557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1141 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.40909, -81.75015

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ralph Stout Park: 5.9 mi
  • Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
  • Walter & Annie Cook Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
  • Green Valley Community Park: 11.5 mi
  • Watauga Gorge River Access: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 39
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Bluff Mountain Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 28
Artworks: 18
  • Doc Watson Statue: 13.7 mi
  • Hellbenders: 13.7 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 13.7 mi
  • Time and Honor: 13.7 mi
  • The Magic Mailbox: 13.8 mi
Museums: 16
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Children's Playhouse: 14.0 mi
  • Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 16
Picnic sites: 10
  • Trials Playground: 5.8 mi
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Potters Truck Stop: 7.7 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 9
Cliffs: 9
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 5
  • Boiling Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Cave Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Brig Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 17.9 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Greer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainSSE 156°1,697 m5.9 mi
Rich MountainSSE 165°1,633 m7.0 mi
The PeakE 94°1,573 m5.9 mi
Bluff MountainE 97°1,542 m10.0 mi
Three Top MountainE 83°1,530 m9.3 mi
Old Field BaldESE 123°1,506 m7.5 mi
Bald MountainESE 105°1,502 m11.0 mi
Pine Orchard KnobSE 133°1,490 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1120:49
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3616:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536168717065554538
Precip in3.73.44.14.35.14.55.04.23.32.82.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356884940

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