Peak · Tennessee
Little Dry Run Mountain
Little Dry Run Mountain rises to 874 m in Tennessee. The Bald stands 1,420 m to the east, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sink Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31677518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 874 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.36401, -81.94040
- 12.5 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 19.3 mi off the Little Parkway
- 19.4 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Storyteller Rock · 19 mi
- Watauga View · 19 mi
- Calloway Peak · 19 mi
- Top Crag View · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Lower Gorge River Access: 7.3 mi
- Watauga Point Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
- Watauga Gorge River Access: 9.1 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
Peaks
- Sink Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Narrows Knob: 2.2 mi
- Dry Run Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Curtis Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Big Hill: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls: 40
- Blue Hole Falls: 8.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Buckeye Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 10.3 mi
- Splash Dam Falls: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 2.4 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 6.3 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 7.1 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 10.9 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 27
- Mountain Magic Resort: 7.2 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 10.5 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 16.2 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 16.9 mi
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Cardens Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Bee Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Pardee Point: 14.2 mi
- Flagpole Point: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 19
- Hellbenders: 17.4 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 17.5 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 17.5 mi
- Time and Honor: 17.5 mi
- Hephaestus: 17.6 mi
Museums: 16
- Welcome Center and Museum: 10.4 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 12.7 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 17.4 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 18.2 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Potters Truck Stop: 4.5 mi
- Trials Playground: 8.0 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 11.2 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Elk Valley Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 13.8 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 16.9 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 17.2 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 9
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 16.3 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 17.2 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 17.5 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 17.7 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 17.9 mi
Springs: 6
- Hampton Spring: 14.2 mi
- Shanty Springs: 18.8 mi
- Boiling Spring: 18.9 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 19.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 23.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 11.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Little Dry Run Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bald | E 95° | 1,420 m | 7.4 mi |
| Ellison Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,355 m | 12.2 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | ESE 112° | 1,333 m | 8.9 mi |
| Toms Knob | SSE 156° | 1,318 m | 10.6 mi |
| Little Stone Mountain | S 185° | 1,305 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rich Knob | NNW 346° | 1,295 m | 10.3 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | NNE 18° | 1,282 m | 10.0 mi |
| Holston Mountain | NW 310° | 1,264 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flat Springs 1E, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356816859
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 17 mi
- Bristol · 21 mi
- Johnson City · 23 mi
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