Mark Mountain
Mark Mountain rises to 400 m in Tennessee. McCampbell Knob stands 1,359 m to the south, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Luke Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31679483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 400 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 15 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 21 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 21 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 2.6 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 2.8 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 4.4 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 5.2 mi
- The Coaster At Goats On The Roof: 11.4 mi
- Amerine Park: 9.6 mi
- Wildwood Park: 9.9 mi
- John Sevier Park: 10.3 mi
- Maryville College Woods: 10.7 mi
- Everett Park: 10.8 mi
- Luke Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Matthew Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Alie Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Mt John: 1.4 mi
- Webb Knob: 1.5 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 4.5 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 4.7 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 5.1 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 5.8 mi
- Meigs Falls: 6.1 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 1.9 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 10.7 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 11.1 mi
- Alcatraz East Crime Museum: 13.8 mi
- Cooter's Place: 13.8 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 11.4 mi
- Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race: 11.4 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 14.3 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 14.3 mi
- Emert Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 3.5 mi
- East End: 10.9 mi
- Morton Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 6.3 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Vista Gardens: 15.5 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 19.4 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 19.4 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 19.4 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 19.4 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 11.7 mi
- Fish: 14.0 mi
- Bear: 15.5 mi
- Veterans Statue: 16.9 mi
- Dolly Parton: 16.9 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 15.9 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 17.3 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 17.8 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Elkmont: 11.5 mi
- Proctor: 15.6 mi
- Calderwood: 17.9 mi
- Judson: 23.5 mi
- Strong rock spring: 22.6 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 23.0 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Mark Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCampbell Knob | S 175° | 1,359 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pole Knob | S 182° | 1,331 m | 8.8 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | SSE 149° | 1,221 m | 8.3 mi |
| Cold Water Knob | SSE 163° | 1,220 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cobb Butt | S 185° | 1,177 m | 8.4 mi |
| Hornet Tree Top | SE 141° | 1,141 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cerulean Knob | S 184° | 1,128 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSW 195° | 1,117 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 6 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1292689 — Mark Mountain, Blount County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356818527
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