King Mountain
King Mountain rises to 541 m in Tennessee. Green Pond Mountain stands 592 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cat Hill, a peak 2.6 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31676494, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 541 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cat Hill: 2.6 mi
- Skinner Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Threet Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Egypt Knob: 4.0 mi
- Tater Hill: 5.8 mi
- Tar Gap Overlook: 6.3 mi
- Swift Ford Overlook: 6.9 mi
- Tom's Gap: 6.9 mi
- Big Piney Overlook: 7.3 mi
- Bruno's Paradise: 7.8 mi
- Obey River Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Mark Twain City Park: 10.7 mi
- Livingston City Ballpark: 10.7 mi
- Cove Creek Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Cordell Hull: 12.6 mi
- East Point Marina: 3.2 mi
- good landing beach: 7.7 mi
- Sunset Marina: 9.1 mi
- East Fork Stables: 9.2 mi
- launch site for kayak: 9.2 mi
- Old Jail: 10.6 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 10.6 mi
- Overton County Museum: 11.5 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 13.1 mi
- Monterey Depot Museum: 19.5 mi
- Upper Waterloo Falls: 20.4 mi
- Waterloo Falls: 20.5 mi
- Wash Morgan Falls: 23.3 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Rugby's Hidden History: 23.4 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 11.3 mi
- Olympus: 12.8 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 21.3 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 23.7 mi
- Buffalo Arch: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of King Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Pond Mountain | S 191° | 592 m | 14.1 mi |
| Harris Mountain | SW 221° | 582 m | 13.1 mi |
| Negro Mountain | SSW 194° | 577 m | 13.6 mi |
| Alpine Mountain | WSW 246° | 574 m | 6.8 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 207° | 572 m | 14.0 mi |
| France Mountain | SSW 212° | 570 m | 13.0 mi |
| Cub Mountain | SSW 193° | 567 m | 8.3 mi |
| Gullet Mountain | WSW 249° | 566 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:49 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamestown, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1290229 — King Mountain, Overton County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356814566
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