Harp Mountain
Harp Mountain rises to 1,152 m in Tennessee. Pond Mountain stands 1,354 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Swanagan Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31673217, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,152 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 26.0 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 29.0 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Swanagan Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Wheeler Spur: 1.4 mi
- McQueen Knob: 1.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Little Pine Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Kettlefoot Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Laurel Creek Park: 6.8 mi
- Observation Park: 8.0 mi
- Ralph Stout Park: 8.9 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 3.2 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 6.6 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 8.9 mi
- Veteran's of all Service Branches: 9.2 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 10.6 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 6.6 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 6.9 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 12.8 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 20.3 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 21.2 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 8.7 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 10.7 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 14.5 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 20.9 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 9.6 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 9.7 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 9.7 mi
- William King Museum: 9.8 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 16.0 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 18.5 mi
- The Channels Natural Area Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area: 20.1 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 23.4 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 24.5 mi
- Backbone Rock: 4.5 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 16.1 mi
- Bee Cliff: 21.1 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 22.2 mi
- Trials Playground: 10.0 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 12.0 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 18.5 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 23.5 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 6.8 mi
- Heartwood: 9.6 mi
- Wooly: 21.5 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 24.0 mi
- Boiling Spring: 9.5 mi
- Cave Spring: 9.5 mi
- Brig Spring: 10.3 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 9.7 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 18.1 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 19.5 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Harp Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pond Mountain | E 91° | 1,354 m | 12.7 mi |
| Leander Mountain | SE 135° | 1,321 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | ESE 118° | 1,318 m | 10.9 mi |
| Winnie Knob | ESE 105° | 1,311 m | 11.0 mi |
| Rich Knob | SW 222° | 1,295 m | 7.3 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | S 175° | 1,282 m | 5.9 mi |
| Cut Laurel Knob | ESE 108° | 1,270 m | 11.4 mi |
| Holston Mountain | SW 229° | 1,264 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abingdon 3S, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356808914
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 16 mi
- Elizabethton · 26 mi
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