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Lawson Mountain

Lawson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lawson Mountain rises to 792 m in Tennessee. Hurricane Mountain stands 1,007 m to the east, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lick Creek Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31677041, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
792 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.28952, -84.42271

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
Historic sites: 25
  • Why Miners Fought: 15.0 mi
  • Convict Lease System: 15.0 mi
  • Coal Creek War: 15.1 mi
  • Militia Hill: 15.1 mi
  • American Chestnuts: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 12
  • Museum of Scott County: 10.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 17.5 mi
  • Campbell County Historical: 18.0 mi
  • Lenoir Museum: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Train Cars: 3.0 mi
  • Winona General Store: 6.1 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 9.9 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 19.1 mi
  • Aspire: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Emory Gap Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Debord Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Angel Falls: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Massengil Spring: 20.1 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Diocese Arch: 17.3 mi
  • Split Bow Arch: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Lawson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hurricane MountainE 95°1,007 m8.3 mi
Burge MountainS 171°993 m7.7 mi
Walnut KnobS 189°988 m8.2 mi
Bald KnobSSW 194°985 m9.4 mi
Guinea Hill KnobS 186°977 m8.8 mi
Hatmaker KnobE 92°976 m7.9 mi
Ash Log MountainESE 102°975 m6.9 mi
Grissel KnobE 89°973 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2120:2120:59
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4616:4717:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845556371757367564538
Precip in5.15.15.75.24.94.85.64.54.03.33.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneida, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356815777

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