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Lamb Mountain

Lamb Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lamb Mountain rises to 720 m in Tennessee. Walnut Mountain stands 859 m to the south-southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Jellico Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31676850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
720 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.54675, -84.25188

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
  • Indian Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Indian Mountain State Park: 6.6 mi
  • Indian Mountain State Park: 6.9 mi
  • Greenlee Park: 7.2 mi
  • Veterans Park: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Civil War: 6.6 mi
  • Six Gun City: 20.9 mi
  • Agee: 20.9 mi
  • Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 22.9 mi
  • Fort Anderson: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 16
Natural arches: 14
  • Hole In Rock Arch: 13.8 mi
  • Split Bow Arch: 16.1 mi
  • Coal Branch Natural Arch: 19.4 mi
  • Koger Arch: 20.0 mi
  • Moonshiner’s Arch: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Museums: 4
  • Campbell County Historical: 13.5 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Museum of Scott County: 18.3 mi
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Winona General Store: 16.0 mi
  • Train Cars: 18.0 mi
  • Beast Mode: 23.0 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 8.5 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 9.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Koger Spring: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Lamb Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walnut MountainSSE 162°859 m8.0 mi
View Tree KnobSW 223°832 m8.5 mi
Braden MountainSSW 208°805 m9.6 mi
Buffalo MountainSW 224°780 m9.0 mi
Sexton MountainSW 221°761 m5.8 mi
Chimney MountainWSW 239°756 m6.0 mi
Ned MountainSW 228°756 m6.3 mi
Gunsight MountainSSW 211°739 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:49
June solstice06:2020:2120:59
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4616:4617:26

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1290549 — Lamb Mountain, Scott County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356815173

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