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Holy Hill

Holy Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Holy Hill rises to 867 m in Tennessee. The Peak stands 1,573 m to the east-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.

About

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31674423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
867 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.48067, -81.82817

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 24
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: 18
  • 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
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 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
Gardens: 9
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
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
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
Beaches: 2
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 20.7 mi
  • Elk Shoals: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PeakESE 117°1,573 m11.6 mi
Pond MountainNE 56°1,511 m11.7 mi
The BaldS 173°1,420 m8.8 mi
Pond MountainNE 52°1,354 m11.4 mi
Buckeye KnobS 170°1,333 m11.5 mi
Rocky KnobSSE 153°1,332 m12.3 mi
Pine MountainESE 119°1,323 m6.8 mi
Leander MountainESE 113°1,321 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1120:49
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3616:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536168717065554538
Precip in3.73.44.14.35.14.55.04.23.32.82.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 2 mi away.

Sources

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

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