John Mountain
John Mountain rises to 852 m in Tennessee. Sunup Knob stands 1,534 m to the southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31675918, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 852 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 11.7 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 21.5 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 23.1 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 15 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 22 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 22 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Dan Top: 1.4 mi
- Raven Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Little Bull Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Rag Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 5.8 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 5.9 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 7.7 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 8.8 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 10.0 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 10.8 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 8.3 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 11.9 mi
- Vann Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 14.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 10.8 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 17.7 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 19.8 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 21.2 mi
- Masonic Monument: 21.3 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 3.8 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 7.8 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 8.5 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 9.3 mi
- Burnett Spring: 9.3 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 16.0 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 18.5 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 19.6 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 24.1 mi
- Historical Downtown: 24.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 4.8 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 9.2 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 23.8 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 21.7 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 22.8 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 24.2 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 22.0 mi
- Shook Museum: 22.6 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 24.6 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 18.7 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 20.0 mi
- Greenbrier: 19.4 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 22.8 mi
- Wasp: 8.1 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of John Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunup Knob | SW 222° | 1,534 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Cammerer | SW 225° | 1,502 m | 6.8 mi |
| Rocky Face Mountain | SW 226° | 1,417 m | 8.5 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,407 m | 7.0 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | E 86° | 1,406 m | 8.9 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | E 100° | 1,311 m | 5.3 mi |
| Snowbird Mountain | SSE 157° | 1,295 m | 3.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | E 80° | 1,290 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1289488 — John Mountain, Cocke County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356813207
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