Lawson Mountain
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
- 6.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lick Creek Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Salting Knob: 1.8 mi
- Gibson Knob: 1.8 mi
- Lloyd Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Signal Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Flat Creek Park: 10.0 mi
- Robbins park: 10.1 mi
- Robbins Park: 10.1 mi
- Highschool Park: 10.3 mi
- Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area: 11.5 mi
- 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
- McCoy Rocks: 11.0 mi
- Sheep Rock: 14.6 mi
- Jakes Hole Overlook: 16.6 mi
- Red Cliff: 17.6 mi
- Needles Eye: 17.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- Emory Gap Falls: 10.4 mi
- Debord Falls: 10.8 mi
- Angel Falls: 19.1 mi
- Fork Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Montgomery: 16.2 mi
- Wheat: 24.5 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 11.7 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 13.1 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 16.0 mi
- Massengil Spring: 20.1 mi
- Diocese Arch: 17.3 mi
- Split Bow Arch: 24.1 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Mountain | E 95° | 1,007 m | 8.3 mi |
| Burge Mountain | S 171° | 993 m | 7.7 mi |
| Walnut Knob | S 189° | 988 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 194° | 985 m | 9.4 mi |
| Guinea Hill Knob | S 186° | 977 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hatmaker Knob | E 92° | 976 m | 7.9 mi |
| Ash Log Mountain | ESE 102° | 975 m | 6.9 mi |
| Grissel Knob | E 89° | 973 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneida, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356815777
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