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Looking Glass Mountain

Looking Glass Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Looking Glass Mountain rises to 756 m in Tennessee. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the south-southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31678909, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
756 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.12733, -82.45208

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Cliffs: 27
Waterfalls: 26
  • Martin Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Sill Branch Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Hell Hollow Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Josiah Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Pine Ridge Falls: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • WWII Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 8.3 mi
  • Carillion: 13.1 mi
  • Tipton Cemetery: 13.4 mi
  • Moye Rest: 13.6 mi
Museums: 16
Artworks: 6
  • Junaluska: 14.2 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 16.9 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 16.9 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 16.9 mi
  • Stream: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 14.2 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 14.3 mi
  • Wautauga Dam: 22.8 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 22.8 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 21.8 mi
  • Overlook Access: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 23.4 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Looking Glass Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldSSW 193°1,674 m9.7 mi
Big StampSSW 193°1,639 m9.5 mi
Unaka MountainE 87°1,579 m8.7 mi
Little BaldS 183°1,575 m8.3 mi
Green Ridge KnobWSW 239°1,480 m11.0 mi
Gravel KnobWSW 245°1,478 m10.8 mi
Big ButtWSW 247°1,467 m10.9 mi
FlattopSSE 156°1,432 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1420:1320:51
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3816:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556371747368574639
Precip in3.53.33.84.04.85.15.54.83.32.52.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1328784 — Looking Glass Mountain, Unicoi County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356885391

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