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Johnson Mountain

Johnson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.86620, -83.88490

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Attractions
  • 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
Cliffs: 27
Historic sites: 25
Waterfalls: 17
  • 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
Gardens: 10
Artworks: 8
Springs: 6
  • 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
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bluff MountainESE 111°899 m12.1 mi
Little DoubleESE 115°851 m11.6 mi
Bench MountainESE 113°805 m12.3 mi
Bearwallow MountainSE 128°720 m10.8 mi
Pleasant ViewSE 127°712 m10.7 mi
Blue Rock MountainSE 124°679 m11.6 mi
Yellow KnobESE 119°657 m11.7 mi
Sugarloaf MountainESE 103°624 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:2020:1820:56
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4316:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149576674777671594840
Precip in5.25.15.35.24.54.05.83.44.13.14.15.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knoxville EXP STN, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356813421

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