Peak · Tennessee
Merry Mountain
Merry Mountain rises to 1,099 m in Tennessee. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Potters Truck Stop, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31680259, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1099 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.41672, -81.88283
- 13.4 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 16.0 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Storyteller Rock · 21 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 21 mi
- Top Crag View · 21 mi
- Watauga View · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
- Ralph Stout Park: 6.0 mi
- Kettlefoot Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- Lower Gorge River Access: 10.2 mi
- Kettlefoot Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
Peaks
- Doe Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Dry Run Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Little Dry Run Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Rainbow Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Holy Hill: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 31
- Blue Hole Falls: 10.6 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
- Buckeye Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
- She Falls Falls: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 3.8 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 5.8 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 6.0 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 11.4 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 13.2 mi
Attractions: 25
- Mountain Magic Resort: 9.4 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 14.8 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 15.8 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 15.9 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 16.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Welcome Center and Museum: 5.6 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 15.8 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 18.2 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 18.7 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 18
- Newman Basket Company: 15.9 mi
- Hellbenders: 17.6 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 17.6 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 17.6 mi
- Time and Honor: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Backbone Rock: 12.8 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Bee Cliff: 14.8 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Potters Truck Stop: 0.4 mi
- Trials Playground: 3.1 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 15.7 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 9
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 12.8 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 17.3 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 17.7 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 17.9 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 17.9 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 13.3 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 19.4 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 19.5 mi
Springs: 6
- Boiling Spring: 14.0 mi
- Cave Spring: 14.8 mi
- Brig Spring: 16.6 mi
- Hampton Spring: 18.6 mi
- Shanty Springs: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 15.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Merry Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,697 m | 11.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SE 128° | 1,633 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Bald | SE 136° | 1,420 m | 6.0 mi |
| Ellison Mountain | SE 130° | 1,355 m | 11.0 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | SE 144° | 1,333 m | 8.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SE 127° | 1,332 m | 10.8 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 82° | 1,323 m | 9.1 mi |
| Leander Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,321 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:36 | 17:17 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356820026
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 21 mi
- Elizabethton · 21 mi
- Johnson City · 27 mi
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