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Grindstone Mountain

Grindstone Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Grindstone Mountain rises to 757 m in Tennessee. Mount Cammerer stands 1,502 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31672714, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
757 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.93982, -83.26877

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Forbidden Caverns: 5.0 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 10.8 mi
  • Parrot Mountain and Gardens: 16.6 mi
  • Jayell Ranch Adventure Park: 17.0 mi
  • Lumberjack Lift: 17.7 mi
Parks: 48
  • Chestnut Hill Park: 3.8 mi
  • Bryant Town Park: 4.0 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 4.8 mi
  • Newport City Park: 5.3 mi
  • Irish Cut Road Park: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 39
  • Buzzard Roost Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Hen Wallow Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Ramsey Cascades: 16.1 mi
  • Mouse Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
  • West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 12
  • Dolly Parton childhood home: 11.7 mi
  • Netherton Campus Gate: 17.6 mi
  • Hamblen County Veterans Memorial: 18.9 mi
  • Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 18.9 mi
  • Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Dolly Parton: 17.3 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 17.4 mi
  • Fish: 19.2 mi
  • Bear: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Grindstone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CammererSSE 154°1,502.05 m13.6 mi
Richbut MountainSSE 157°1,289.02 m13.3 mi
Buckeye BaldS 178°1,266 m13.7 mi
English MountainSSW 211°1,106 m3.1 mi
Turkey KnobSSE 150°1,105.39 m12.8 mi
Stone MountainSE 126°1,099 m8.7 mi
Hall TopSE 126°1,099 m8.7 mi
Hall MountainSE 126°1,099 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1119:45
June solstice06:1820:1620:54
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:4016:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394250596774787771604841
Precip in3.94.24.34.14.14.34.93.83.12.43.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport 1 NW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1286315 — Grindstone Mountain, Cocke County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356807070

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