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Log Mountain

Log Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Log Mountain rises to 586 m in Tennessee. Bryson Mountain stands 976 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Koker Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31678667, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
586 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.49702, -83.99409

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
  • Wells Springs Access Point: 4.4 mi
  • Kincaid Historical Monument: 5.0 mi
  • Veterans Park: 9.7 mi
  • Greenlee Park: 9.9 mi
  • Indian Mountain: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 7
  • Campbell County Historical: 10.6 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Lenoir Museum: 20.1 mi
  • Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 20.2 mi
  • Norris Museum: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 8.9 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 10.3 mi
Springs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Tri-State Point: 19.1 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Log Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bryson MountainENE 60°976 m10.1 mi
Stout KnobSE 124°892 m2.8 mi
Nicholson MountainENE 68°873 m12.6 mi
Rich MountainNE 51°860 m8.9 mi
Walnut MountainWSW 251°859 m12.5 mi
Koker KnobSSE 169°850 m1.8 mi
Horseshoe MountainENE 69°803 m7.9 mi
Steamboat RockSW 220°779 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:1920:2020:58
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4516:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556572757468574639
Precip in4.65.05.25.14.85.05.83.83.62.83.85.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1269755 — Log Mountain, Campbell County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356774745

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