Laurel Mountain
Laurel Mountain rises to 1,311 m in Tennessee. Mary Knob stands 1,440 m to the south-southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cliff Dwellers Cascade, a waterfall 1.4 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31676954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1311 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 6.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 16.3 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 24.5 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 10 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 23 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 23 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Max Patch Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Big Hill: 2.6 mi
- Big Bull Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 1.4 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 7.2 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 11.5 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Vann Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 9.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 11.6 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 7.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 9.8 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 15.6 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 16.8 mi
- US Constitution: 16.8 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 11.7 mi
- Overlook Access: 13.3 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 4.2 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 4.5 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 5.1 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 10.9 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 11.2 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 9.3 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 14.5 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 18.2 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 21.2 mi
- Historical Downtown: 22.7 mi
- Shook Museum: 20.2 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 21.4 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 21.8 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 24.2 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 24.8 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 8.7 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 9.9 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 17.6 mi
- Greenbrier: 24.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 18.0 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 20.0 mi
- Berm Park: 22.3 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.0 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 20.5 mi
- Wasp: 3.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Laurel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Knob | SSE 147° | 1,440 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,430 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 147° | 1,408 m | 6.8 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | SE 138° | 1,407 m | 2.1 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | ENE 67° | 1,406 m | 4.0 mi |
| Naked Place Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,406 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rough Knob | SSE 147° | 1,381 m | 6.0 mi |
| Haynes Knob | S 172° | 1,356 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356883414
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- Asheville · 29 mi
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