Meigs Mountain
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
- 1,221.63 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 6 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 11 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 11 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Blanket Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Curry She Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Dripping Spring Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Curry He Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Chinquapin Knob: 3.1 mi
- 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
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 7.7 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 7.8 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 7.9 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 8.7 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 10.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Alum Cave: 9.8 mi
- Emert Bluff: 10.4 mi
- East End: 12.5 mi
- The Jumpoff: 13.0 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 6.3 mi
- Fort Harry: 8.2 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 11.2 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 11.2 mi
- 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
- Bear: 8.6 mi
- Fish: 11.1 mi
- Veterans Statue: 16.3 mi
- Dolly Parton: 16.3 mi
- Selu Statue: 21.2 mi
- Elkmont: 2.6 mi
- Proctor: 12.7 mi
- Judson: 16.3 mi
- Calderwood: 22.7 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 6.5 mi
- Greenbrier: 14.2 mi
- Vista Gardens: 8.3 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 20.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 13.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Buckley | SE 128° | 2,004 m | 8.2 mi |
| Silers Bald | SSE 147° | 1,706 m | 5.8 mi |
| Jenkins Knob | SE 139° | 1,698 m | 6.5 mi |
| Thunderhead Mountain | SW 226° | 1,685 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rocky Top | SW 226° | 1,657 m | 7.2 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | SW 220° | 1,651 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cold Spring Knob | S 170° | 1,596 m | 3.9 mi |
| Brier Knob | SW 216° | 1,591 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:46 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356819891
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