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Gulf Mountain

Gulf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gulf Mountain rises to 639 m in Tennessee. Old Black stands 1,939 m to the southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours, a attraction 1.2 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31672831, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
639 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.80121, -83.14987

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 1.2 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 13.1 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 16.9 mi
  • Arch Rock: 19.7 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 19.9 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls: 54
  • Buzzard Roost Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Mouse Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Hen Wallow Falls: 5.7 mi
  • West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
Parks: 38
Historic sites: 15
  • Dolly Parton childhood home: 13.4 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 15.5 mi
  • Masonic Monument: 18.4 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 18.9 mi
  • Ghost Town Village: 19.1 mi
Museums: 15
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 10
Springs: 7
Artworks: 6
  • Bear: 20.7 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 21.3 mi
  • Fish: 22.8 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 23.7 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Vista Gardens: 20.8 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 21.2 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Van Lester Estate: 23.7 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Gulf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old BlackSW 225°1,938.61 m8.4 mi
Luftee KnobSSW 206°1,894.26 m8.4 mi
Inadu KnobSW 225°1,814.36 m7.3 mi
Mount SterlingSSE 167°1,780.95 m7.1 mi
Camel Hump KnobSW 216°1,585.36 m6.4 mi
Cosby KnobSSW 203°1,585.1 m5.4 mi
Snake Den MountainSW 230°1,578.72 m6.8 mi
Inadu MountainSW 225°1,578.03 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1820:1520:53
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:4016:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586672767569594942
Precip in4.23.94.74.44.66.46.54.64.02.73.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356884960

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