House Mountain
House Mountain rises to 629 m in Tennessee. Joppa Mountain stands 745 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is House Mountain Park and State Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
House Mountain is a mountain located in Corryton, Tennessee, United States, about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Knoxville. Rising to an elevation of 2,064 feet (629 m) above sea level, House Mountain is the highest point in Knox County. The House Mountain State Natural Area— designated in 1987— consists of 527 acres (2.13 km2), mostly on the south side of the mountain. House Mountain is known for its huge sandstone boulders, its wide variety of bird and plant life, and for the views from its two peaks. On a clear day, the Great Smoky Mountains and the upper Unaka Range are visible to the south and east, the Cumberland Plateau is visible to the west, and Powell Mountain and Clinch Mountain are visible to the north and northeast. The origin of the mountain's name is unknown, though a local legend suggests early settlers thought the mountain was shaped like the roof of a house.
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Wikidata Q5913704, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 629 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 24.7 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 24.8 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Skaggston Community Park: 1.3 mi
- Corryton Village Park: 3.0 mi
- Mascot Park: 3.7 mi
- Blaine Municipal Park: 4.6 mi
- Gibbs Community Park: 5.3 mi
- Mascot Rocks: 4.0 mi
- Rhetts View: 5.4 mi
- John Pratt Hill: 5.7 mi
- Rolling Hill: 7.3 mi
- Donehew Head: 7.7 mi
- Strawberry Plains Fortification: 5.0 mi
- Christian-Newsom Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Josie Fine Memorial: 12.0 mi
- St. Mary's Hospital: 12.2 mi
- Tennessee Monument: 13.0 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 10.5 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 13.1 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 19.6 mi
- Aspire: 20.0 mi
- Skyland Ranch: 22.0 mi
- First House In Blaine: 4.7 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 9.7 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 10.3 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 10.3 mi
- Ramsey House Visitor Center: 10.5 mi
- Kitts Point: 4.4 mi
- Signal Point: 5.0 mi
- Race Track Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Longmire Bluff: 11.1 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- Indian Cave Park: 9.7 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 12.1 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Buffalo Springs State Game Farm: 13.2 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 9.3 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 11.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.0 mi
- Grow Lab: 14.5 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 15.0 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 12.4 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 14.2 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 14.3 mi
- Dolly Parton: 20.3 mi
- Veterans Statue: 20.3 mi
- Strong rock spring: 7.2 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 8.1 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 23.1 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 14.0 mi
- Loyston: 14.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of House Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joppa Mountain | NE 37° | 745 m | 12.5 mi |
| Donehew Head | NNE 29° | 643 m | 7.7 mi |
| Buzzard Knob | NE 53° | 526 m | 18.0 mi |
| Weavers Knob | NNW 332° | 513 m | 18.0 mi |
| Diamond Peak | NNE 30° | 511 m | 15.7 mi |
| Koppick Knob | E 95° | 502 m | 15.3 mi |
| Roach Knob | ENE 61° | 501 m | 15.6 mi |
| Rhetts View | NE 38° | 500 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sevierville, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1288490 — House Mountain, Knox County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356811947
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