Mascot Rocks
Mascot Rocks rises to 318 m in Tennessee. Joppa Mountain stands 745 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Strawberry Plains Fortification, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31679625, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 318 m
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 24.2 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 27.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 28.2 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mascot Park: 1.6 mi
- Skaggston Community Park: 2.7 mi
- Carter Sports Park: 3.3 mi
- Carter Community Park: 3.6 mi
- Thorn Grove Community Park: 4.7 mi
- Rolling Hill: 3.6 mi
- House Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 4.4 mi
- Roderick Mountain: 5.0 mi
- John Pratt Hill: 5.0 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 9.3 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 13.4 mi
- Skyland Ranch: 18.3 mi
- Apple Barn and Cider Mill: 18.5 mi
- Ripley's Illusion Lab: 18.7 mi
- First House In Blaine: 5.8 mi
- Ramsey House Visitor Center: 9.3 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 10.7 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 10.7 mi
- Beck Cultural Exchange Center: 12.2 mi
- Strawberry Plains Fortification: 1.2 mi
- John Sevier Monument: 11.1 mi
- Christian-Newsom Memorial: 12.0 mi
- St. Mary's Hospital: 12.9 mi
- Netherton Campus Gate: 13.0 mi
- Race Track Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Kitts Point: 6.7 mi
- Signal Point: 7.3 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Hanging Rock: 10.8 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 3.8 mi
- Indian Cave Park: 8.8 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 11.5 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 12.7 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 11.1 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.6 mi
- Grow Lab: 14.8 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 15.1 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 12.5 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 14.3 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 14.4 mi
- Dolly Parton: 16.4 mi
- Veterans Statue: 16.4 mi
- Strong rock spring: 3.7 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 8.7 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 20.3 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 12.7 mi
- Loyston: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Mascot Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joppa Mountain | NNE 20° | 745 m | 13.7 mi |
| Donehew Head | N 6° | 643 m | 9.6 mi |
| House Mountain | NW 315° | 629 m | 4.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 172° | 624 m | 17.0 mi |
| Koppick Knob | E 83° | 502 m | 12.6 mi |
| Roach Knob | NE 46° | 501 m | 15.0 mi |
| Rhetts View | N 5° | 500 m | 7.0 mi |
| Brushy Knob | WNW 286° | 471 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sevierville, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1312346 — Mascot Rocks, Knox County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356851346
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