Peak · Tennessee
Holy Hill
Holy Hill rises to 867 m in Tennessee. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ralph Stout Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31674423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 867 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.48067, -81.82817
- 10.9 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 20.1 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 20.8 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grandview Overlook · 23 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 24 mi
- Carroll Gap Overlook · 25 mi
- Osborne Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ralph Stout Park: 1.1 mi
- Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
- Kettlefoot Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Laurel Creek Park: 11.0 mi
Peaks
- Rainbow Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Grindstone Knob: 3.5 mi
- Gentry Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Forge Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Doe Mountain: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 24
- Where Trails Cross: 10.7 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 10.9 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 13.8 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 16.9 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Gentry Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 11.5 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 12.9 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 14.0 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 1.1 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 8.6 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 8.6 mi
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 8.7 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 16
- Newman Basket Company: 10.9 mi
- Heartwood: 17.8 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 19.8 mi
- Hellbenders: 19.8 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 19.8 mi
Museums: 12
- Welcome Center and Museum: 1.6 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 17.8 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 17.9 mi
- William King Museum: 18.1 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Backbone Rock: 7.9 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 17.2 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Bee Cliff: 19.3 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 8
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 10.9 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 17.9 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 19.6 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 20.0 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Trials Playground: 2.4 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 5.7 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 20.6 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 15.2 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 18.3 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 21.9 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 23.2 mi
Springs: 4
- Boiling Spring: 8.7 mi
- Cave Spring: 9.4 mi
- Brig Spring: 11.3 mi
- Hampton Spring: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 24.2 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 20.7 mi
- Elk Shoals: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Holy Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,697 m | 12.3 mi |
| The Peak | ESE 117° | 1,573 m | 11.6 mi |
| The Bald | S 173° | 1,420 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pond Mountain | NE 52° | 1,354 m | 11.4 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | S 170° | 1,333 m | 11.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SSE 153° | 1,332 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,323 m | 6.8 mi |
| Leander Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,321 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1328476 — Holy Hill, Johnson County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356885105
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 22 mi
- Elizabethton · 25 mi
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