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Messer Mountain

Messer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Messer Mountain rises to 587 m in Tennessee. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the east-southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sol Messer Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31680275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
587 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.89427, -83.04654

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 34
Parks: 25
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 10
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 7.7 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.0 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 17.2 mi
  • Dolly Parton childhood home: 20.2 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 10.8 mi
  • Overlook Access: 12.5 mi
Springs: 7
Museums: 5
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 21.9 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 22.0 mi
  • Bulls Gap Railroad Museum: 24.9 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 25.0 mi
  • Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 25.0 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 7.7 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 16.8 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 18.4 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Messer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bluff MountainESE 115°1,430 m8.7 mi
Max Patch MountainSE 143°1,407 m8.4 mi
Tennessee BluffESE 116°1,406 m8.1 mi
Laurel MountainSE 145°1,311 m6.3 mi
Rich MountainSE 133°1,311 m7.5 mi
Snowbird MountainS 183°1,295 m7.2 mi
Round MountainESE 122°1,290 m5.8 mi
Wildcat TopS 179°1,284 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1019:44
June solstice06:1720:1520:53
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3916:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586672767569594942
Precip in4.23.94.74.44.66.46.54.64.02.73.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1328888 — Messer Mountain, Cocke County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356885482

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