Laurel Mountain
Laurel Mountain rises to 429 m in Tennessee. Turkey Creek Mountain stands 1,063 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31676972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 429 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 16 mi
- Whig Cove · 17 mi
- Haw Knob · 17 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Houston Park: 6.9 mi
- Kefauver Park: 7.1 mi
- Ballplay Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
- Notchy Creek Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- Red Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Wies Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Robinson Point: 1.3 mi
- Little Renfrow Top: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.8 mi
- Baby Falls: 10.0 mi
- Bald River Falls: 10.1 mi
- Falls Branch Falls: 13.9 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 16.3 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 17.3 mi
- The Lost Sea: 10.4 mi
- Greenback Castle: 14.4 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 15.5 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 15.5 mi
- Tree of Shame: 20.9 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 11.9 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 11.9 mi
- Chota Monument: 12.0 mi
- McGhee: 12.7 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 6.1 mi
- White Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Morton Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 5.0 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 10.5 mi
- Swift Museum: 15.4 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 15.5 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 16.7 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 19.2 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 19.3 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 20.9 mi
- Poplar Spring: 21.4 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 22.5 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 22.5 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 15.5 mi
- Calderwood: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Laurel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Creek Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,063 m | 10.7 mi |
| Flats Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,013 m | 11.4 mi |
| Gravelstand Top | SSE 154° | 924 m | 10.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 221° | 721 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cataska Mountain | SSW 197° | 676 m | 11.6 mi |
| Borin Top | SSW 197° | 676 m | 11.6 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 164° | 573 m | 10.2 mi |
| Harlan Mountain | E 89° | 565 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:19 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:49 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1328657 — Laurel Mountain, Monroe County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356885277
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