Laurel Mountain
Laurel Mountain rises to 992 m in Tennessee. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the south, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31804932, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 992 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 18.7 mi off the Little Parkway
- 20.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 20 mi
- Watauga View · 20 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Calloway Peak · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Campbell Pen Knob: 1.2 mi
- White Rocks Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Potato Top: 2.2 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Watauga Scenic Area: 4.2 mi
- Roan Mountain Community Park: 4.3 mi
- Roan Mountain State Park: 5.2 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 1.4 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 2.2 mi
- Laurel Falls: 2.4 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 8.5 mi
- Jones Falls: 8.9 mi
- Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 8.8 mi
- Transylvania Purchase: 9.7 mi
- Watauga Purchase: 9.7 mi
- Watauga Fort: 9.8 mi
- Flagpole Point: 1.5 mi
- Pardee Point: 1.9 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Bee Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Coltens Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 9.8 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 15.0 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 15.1 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 15.1 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 15.7 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 5.9 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 13.2 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 13.4 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 15.7 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 17.8 mi
- Junaluska: 15.2 mi
- SPMS Billboard: 22.5 mi
- The Market on Oak: 22.6 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 22.6 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 22.7 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 4.5 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 18.3 mi
- Woods Walk: 19.4 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 11.9 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 18.8 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 20.1 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 23.1 mi
- Hampton Spring: 3.8 mi
- Shanty Springs: 19.8 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 20.9 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 22.7 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 24.9 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 4.4 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 22.7 mi
- Lost Cove: 18.9 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Laurel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roan High Knob | S 176° | 1,916 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cloudland Mountain | S 179° | 1,883 m | 9.2 mi |
| Grassy Ridge Bald | SSE 162° | 1,879 m | 10.1 mi |
| Round Bald | S 169° | 1,770 m | 9.3 mi |
| Jane Bald | SSE 166° | 1,770 m | 9.5 mi |
| Hump Mountain | SE 135° | 1,688 m | 9.7 mi |
| Beartown Mountain | S 181° | 1,674 m | 8.3 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | SE 143° | 1,662 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356885280
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 9 mi
- Johnson City · 13 mi
- Bristol · 25 mi
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