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Maroney Top

Maroney Top, seen from above at true elevation

Maroney Top rises to 515 m in Tennessee. Gregory Bald stands 1,505 m to the east, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakey Woods Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31679518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
515 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.50286, -84.02379

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Waterfalls: 39
  • Lower Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Aiken Branch Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Bear Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Bear Creek Falls (Cheoah): 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 10
Museums: 9
  • Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Greenback Heritage Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Graham County Historical Association: 17.4 mi
  • Junaluska Museum: 17.5 mi
  • Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 15.8 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Poplar Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Sam Houston Statue: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 18.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Maroney Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gregory BaldE 82°1,505.1 m8.9 mi
Gregorys Little BaldE 82°1,452 m9.5 mi
Parson BaldE 84°1,441.65 m8.0 mi
Strawberry KnobS 180°1,413 m10.1 mi
Brier Lick KnobE 82°1,379.07 m11.3 mi
Forge KnobE 83°1,358.82 m10.3 mi
RockstackS 176°1,335 m7.3 mi
Rye PatchE 87°1,334.96 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:48
June solstice06:2220:1820:55
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4216:4817:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576471747368584841
Precip in5.44.85.44.74.95.55.04.13.62.94.25.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1292721 — Maroney Top, Monroe County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356818582

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