Johnson Mountain
Johnson Mountain rises to 359 m in Tennessee. Bluff Mountain stands 899 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Cliffs, a peak 0.5 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Wikidata Q31676037, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 359 m
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 27.5 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 25 mi
- Norris Dam Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Cliffs: 0.5 mi
- Church Hill: 0.9 mi
- Red Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Goddard Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Peach Orchard Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Gary Underwood Park: 3.3 mi
- Charter E. Doyle Park: 3.8 mi
- Blount County Access Area: 4.1 mi
- Rockford Community Park: 4.1 mi
- South Knoxville Optimist Park: 4.3 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 7.3 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 7.8 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 8.8 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 9.1 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 15.4 mi
- McClung Museum: 6.4 mi
- Blount Mansion: 6.8 mi
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame: 6.9 mi
- East Tennessee History Center: 7.0 mi
- Knoxville Museum of Art: 7.0 mi
- Cherokee Bluffs: 5.9 mi
- Wright Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Keller Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Sheep Pen Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Knoxville Historic Train: 6.6 mi
- Terra: 6.8 mi
- James White Fort: 6.9 mi
- 79th New York Infantry Momument: 6.9 mi
- Miller's Building Arch: 7.1 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 4.3 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 17.1 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 17.7 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 17.7 mi
- Abrams Falls: 17.8 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 6.1 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 6.1 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 6.1 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 6.2 mi
- Grow Lab: 6.7 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 6.3 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 6.5 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 7.3 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 9.4 mi
- Veterans Statue: 17.9 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 4.6 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 5.1 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 6.3 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 10.8 mi
- Strong rock spring: 14.3 mi
- Herron Spring: 15.9 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 20.0 mi
- Hardin Spring: 20.1 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 15.3 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Elkmont: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Johnson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | ESE 111° | 899 m | 12.1 mi |
| Little Double | ESE 115° | 851 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bench Mountain | ESE 113° | 805 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | SE 128° | 720 m | 10.8 mi |
| Pleasant View | SE 127° | 712 m | 10.7 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | SE 124° | 679 m | 11.6 mi |
| Yellow Knob | ESE 119° | 657 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ESE 103° | 624 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knoxville EXP STN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356813421
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