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King Mountain

King Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

King Mountain rises to 718 m in Tennessee. Bryson Mountain stands 976 m to the east-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31676474, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
718 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.53175, -83.95798

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
  • Wells Springs Access Point: 6.4 mi
  • Kincaid Historical Monument: 7.8 mi
  • Veterans Park: 10.2 mi
  • Greenlee Park: 10.4 mi
  • Indian Mountain: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 8
  • Campbell County Historical: 13.7 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 21.4 mi
  • Lenoir Museum: 23.0 mi
  • Knox Historical Museum: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 9.2 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 10.0 mi
Springs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Tri-State Point: 16.4 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of King Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bryson MountainENE 69°976 m7.3 mi
Stout KnobS 176°892 m4.0 mi
Nicholson MountainENE 77°873 m9.9 mi
Rich MountainENE 56°860 m5.9 mi
Koker KnobSSW 202°850 m4.4 mi
Horseshoe MountainE 85°803 m5.4 mi
Steamboat RockSW 220°779 m8.9 mi
Leach MountainESE 107°757 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:1920:2020:58
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4516:4417:25

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1290228 — King Mountain, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356814563

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