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Meigs Mountain

Meigs Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Meigs Mountain rises to 1,222 m in Tennessee. Mt. Buckley stands 2,004 m to the southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Blanket Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 5.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31680208, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1221.63 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.63600, -83.62098

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Marks Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Mannis Branch Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Lynn Camp Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Meigs Creek Cascade: 2.7 mi
  • Indian Flats Falls: 3.1 mi
Attractions
  • Next to Heaven Adventure: 5.5 mi
  • Ober Mountain Coaster: 5.8 mi
  • Ski Mountain Coaster: 5.8 mi
  • Otter: 5.8 mi
  • Bears: 5.9 mi
Parks: 54
  • Mynatt Park: 7.5 mi
  • Wear Farm City Park: 11.1 mi
  • Patriot Park: 11.2 mi
  • Mills Park: 12.0 mi
  • Sevierville City Park: 15.6 mi
Museums: 21
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 12
Picnic sites: 11
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Chimneys Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Bear: 8.6 mi
  • Fish: 11.1 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 16.3 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 16.3 mi
  • Selu Statue: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Vista Gardens: 8.3 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 20.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Meigs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. BuckleySE 128°2,004.12 m8.2 mi
Silers BaldSSE 147°1,706.06 m5.8 mi
Jenkins KnobSE 139°1,697.78 m6.5 mi
Thunderhead MountainSW 226°1,685.16 m6.7 mi
Rocky TopSW 226°1,657.32 m7.2 mi
Blockhouse MountainSW 220°1,650.92 m7.8 mi
Cold Spring KnobS 170°1,595.73 m3.9 mi
Brier KnobSW 216°1,591.05 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2020:1620:54
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:4116:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737267564640
Precip in4.84.35.64.95.56.06.34.44.33.24.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gatlinburg 2 SW, 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

OpenStreetMap element node/356819891

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