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Indian Mountain

Indian Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Mountain rises to 579 m in Tennessee. Walnut Mountain stands 859 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Mountain State Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31675196, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
579 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.58591, -84.15687

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 33
  • Indian Mountain State Park: 0.8 mi
  • Indian Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Indian Mountain State Park: 1.0 mi
  • Greenlee Park: 1.4 mi
  • Veterans Park: 1.7 mi
Natural arches: 13
  • Hole In Rock Arch: 15.8 mi
  • Moonshiner’s Arch: 19.4 mi
  • Split Bow Arch: 20.5 mi
  • Schoolhouse Arch: 21.6 mi
  • Triangle Rock False Arch: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 4
  • Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Campbell County Historical: 14.2 mi
  • Museum of Scott County: 24.2 mi
  • Knox Historical Museum: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Winona General Store: 21.6 mi
  • Train Cars: 23.4 mi
  • Beast Mode: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 2.8 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 3.5 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Indian Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walnut MountainSSW 195°859 m10.6 mi
Koker KnobSE 130°850 m12.2 mi
Steamboat RockSSE 153°779 m11.8 mi
Sexton MountainSW 232°761 m11.6 mi
Chimney MountainWSW 241°756 m11.9 mi
Ned MountainSW 235°756 m12.1 mi
Lamb MountainWSW 243°720 m5.9 mi
Rock Creek MountainSSE 157°720 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:1920:2120:59
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4616:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556572757468574639
Precip in4.65.05.25.14.85.05.83.83.62.83.85.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356812608

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