Groundhog Mountain
Groundhog Mountain rises to 455 m in Tennessee. Waucheesi Mountain stands 1,105 m to the southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Peaky Top, a peak 1.3 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31672799, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 455 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 19.0 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whig Cove · 17 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 18 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 18 mi
- Haw Knob · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Englewood Mini-Park: 9.9 mi
- Englewood Park: 10.0 mi
- Holly Flats Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
- Rotary Park: 10.6 mi
- L&N Depot Park: 10.6 mi
- Peaky Top: 1.3 mi
- Mocking Crow Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Queens Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bakers Grave Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Tellico Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bald River Falls: 9.2 mi
- Baby Falls: 9.3 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 10.6 mi
- North Shoal Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
- Lowry Falls: 14.1 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Company A: 10.6 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 10.7 mi
- M60 Tank: 13.3 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 10.6 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 10.7 mi
- The Lost Sea: 14.0 mi
- All Nations Cross: 16.3 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 16.4 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 2.7 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 10.6 mi
- Swift Museum: 12.8 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 16.1 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 17.4 mi
- White Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Ward Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 12.3 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 20.5 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 20.5 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 21.1 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 22.0 mi
- Calderwood: 22.4 mi
- Parksville Beach: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Groundhog Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waucheesi Mountain | SE 126° | 1,105 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cantrell Top | SE 135° | 1,100 m | 8.4 mi |
| Peels Top | SSE 148° | 990 m | 8.4 mi |
| Gravelstand Top | ESE 115° | 924 m | 8.4 mi |
| Peels High Top | SSE 154° | 907 m | 8.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 243° | 721 m | 5.6 mi |
| Borin Top | S 187° | 676 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cataska Mountain | S 187° | 676 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:19 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1286349 — Groundhog Mountain, Monroe County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356807145
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