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Melton Hill

Melton Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Melton Hill rises to 411 m in Tennessee. Big Fodderstack stands 1,013 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Melton Hill Dam Recreation Area, a park 2.0 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31680226, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
411 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.90952, -84.30492

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 44
Museums: 26
Cliffs: 17
Springs: 11
  • Poplar Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Herron Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Massengil Spring: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 10
Attractions: 7
  • Caboose: 11.6 mi
  • Aspire: 16.1 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 17.1 mi
  • Greenback Castle: 21.4 mi
  • Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 21.6 mi
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Debord Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Emory Gap Falls: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Melton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big FodderstackNNW 336°1,013 m15.0 mi
Buffalo MountainN 359°1,008 m17.4 mi
Stallion MountainNNW 335°1,007 m18.2 mi
Squire KnobNNW 333°1,002 m18.7 mi
Frozen HeadNNW 330°1,001 m17.0 mi
Pilot MountainN 7°993 m16.6 mi
American KnobNNW 342°984 m13.5 mi
Patterson MountainN 351°984 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:49
June solstice06:2220:2020:58
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4516:4817:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250596774787771604841
Precip in5.55.95.55.64.54.85.93.74.13.35.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Atdd, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356819911

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