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Jellico Mountain

Jellico Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jellico Mountain rises to 689 m in Tennessee. Walnut Mountain stands 859 m to the south, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Calico Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31675706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
689 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.55758, -84.21382

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • Indian Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Indian Mountain State Park: 4.4 mi
  • Indian Mountain State Park: 4.6 mi
  • Greenlee Park: 5.0 mi
  • Veterans Park: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Civil War: 4.4 mi
  • Agee: 20.4 mi
  • Six Gun City: 20.9 mi
  • Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 23.2 mi
  • Fort Anderson: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 11
Natural arches: 10
  • Hole In Rock Arch: 14.6 mi
  • Split Bow Arch: 17.8 mi
  • Moonshiner’s Arch: 20.3 mi
  • Coal Branch Natural Arch: 20.9 mi
  • Koger Arch: 21.5 mi
Museums: 4
  • Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Campbell County Historical: 13.1 mi
  • Museum of Scott County: 20.5 mi
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Winona General Store: 18.0 mi
  • Train Cars: 19.9 mi
  • Beast Mode: 23.7 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 6.3 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 7.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Koger Spring: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Jellico Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walnut MountainS 177°859 m8.3 mi
View Tree KnobSW 228°832 m10.5 mi
Braden MountainSW 216°805 m11.4 mi
Buffalo MountainSW 229°780 m11.1 mi
Steamboat RockSE 135°779 m12.1 mi
Sexton MountainSW 229°761 m7.9 mi
Chimney MountainWSW 242°756 m8.2 mi
Ned MountainSW 234°756 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:2020:2120:59
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4616:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356813053

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