King Mountain
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
- 5.9 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 16.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 17.4 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 17 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 17 mi
- Norris Dam Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Teague Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Log Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Leach Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Stout Knob: 4.0 mi
- 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
- Civil War: 10.8 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 15.6 mi
- Agee: 16.5 mi
- Loyston: 18.4 mi
- Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 23.9 mi
- 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
- Hangover Rock: 5.2 mi
- Primroy Arch: 5.8 mi
- Big Cliff: 6.1 mi
- High Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Monks Corner: 11.8 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 18.0 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 18.8 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 20.3 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 22.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 9.2 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 10.0 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 11.9 mi
- Butchers Spring: 16.4 mi
- Tri-State Point: 16.4 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 22.4 mi
- Loyston: 18.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson Mountain | ENE 69° | 976 m | 7.3 mi |
| Stout Knob | S 176° | 892 m | 4.0 mi |
| Nicholson Mountain | ENE 77° | 873 m | 9.9 mi |
| Rich Mountain | ENE 56° | 860 m | 5.9 mi |
| Koker Knob | SSW 202° | 850 m | 4.4 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | E 85° | 803 m | 5.4 mi |
| Steamboat Rock | SW 220° | 779 m | 8.9 mi |
| Leach Mountain | ESE 107° | 757 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:20 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:44 | 17:25 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
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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