Messer Mountain
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
- 2.4 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 11.1 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 20.6 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 27.2 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 13 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 27 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 27 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sol Messer Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Jeffs Knob: 2.7 mi
- Punch Bowl Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Raven Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Punch Bowl Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 5.9 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 8.9 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 10.4 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 11.0 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 5.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 7.9 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 9.1 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 8.3 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Vann Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 12.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Wildcat Spring: 7.6 mi
- Burnett Spring: 8.0 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 8.9 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 10.7 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 12.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 8.2 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 13.2 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 22.0 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 22.2 mi
- Greenbrier: 22.7 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 22.8 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
- Wasp: 7.0 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 22.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,430 m | 8.7 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | SE 143° | 1,407 m | 8.4 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | ESE 116° | 1,406 m | 8.1 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | SE 145° | 1,311 m | 6.3 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SE 133° | 1,311 m | 7.5 mi |
| Snowbird Mountain | S 183° | 1,295 m | 7.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,290 m | 5.8 mi |
| Wildcat Top | S 179° | 1,284 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
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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