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Little Dry Run Mountain

Little Dry Run Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Dry Run Mountain rises to 874 m in Tennessee. Rocky Knob stands 1,502 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sink Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31677518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
874 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.36401, -81.94040

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
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: 33
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
Artworks: 19
Museums: 16
Gardens: 10
  • 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
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 17.7 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
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
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 11.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Little Dry Run Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky KnobSSE 155°1,502 m12.4 mi
The BaldE 95°1,420 m7.4 mi
Ellison MountainESE 106°1,355 m12.2 mi
Buckeye KnobESE 112°1,333 m8.9 mi
Rocky KnobESE 104°1,332 m12.2 mi
Toms KnobSSE 156°1,318 m10.6 mi
Little Stone MountainS 185°1,305 m7.1 mi
Rich KnobNNW 346°1,295 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1120:1120:50
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3616:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333642526067706964544437
Precip in4.43.74.34.64.45.25.24.22.93.13.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flat Springs 1E, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356816859

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