Mount Cammerer
Mount Cammerer rises to 1,502 m in Tennessee. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Richbut Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mount Cammerer is a mountain on the northeastern fringe of the Great Smoky Mountains, in the southeastern United States. The mountain is situated on the state line between Cocke County, Tennessee, and Haywood County, North Carolina. The Appalachian Trail traverses Cammerer's south slope, and a restored fire lookout at the summit offers panoramic views of the eastern Smokies, Cocke County, and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Although a narrow ridge connects Mt. Cammerer to a nearby higher knob, leaving Cammerer with a very low topographic prominence, the mountain is clearly visible from the surrounding mountains as well as from various points in the town of Cosby and along I-40 as it crosses Cocke County. Mt. Cammerer is a popular hiking destination, especially in Autumn during peak fall foliage.
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Wikidata Q8524490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,502.05 m
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 13.7 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 16.3 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Witch Overlook (MP 461.9) · 17 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 17 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 17 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mouse Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 4.1 mi
- Hen Wallow Falls: 4.3 mi
- Richbut Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Turkey Knob: 1.2 mi
- Sunup Knob: 1.3 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Rocky Face Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 14.2 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 14.6 mi
- Arch Rock: 17.8 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 18.7 mi
- Hellbender: 19.5 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
- Bryant Town Park: 13.4 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 13.4 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 13.7 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 17.9 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 19.1 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 19.4 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 20.3 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 20.4 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 1.9 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 10.4 mi
- Cat Stairs: 11.4 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 13.0 mi
- Masonic Monument: 15.8 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 16.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 17.6 mi
- Fort Harry: 19.6 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 13.3 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 2.1 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 4.6 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 6.8 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 11.6 mi
- Burnett Spring: 12.1 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 19.3 mi
- Bear: 19.5 mi
- Selu Statue: 21.8 mi
- Fish: 22.2 mi
- Veterans Statue: 23.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 3.9 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 7.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 19.3 mi
- Vista Gardens: 19.6 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 21.0 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 21.5 mi
- Greenbrier: 13.3 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 21.3 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 15.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Mount Cammerer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Guyot | SW 233° | 2,019 m | 6.7 mi |
| Old Black | WSW 238° | 1,939 m | 6.2 mi |
| Luftee Knob | SSW 212° | 1,894 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Yonaguska | SW 226° | 1,883 m | 6.8 mi |
| Marks Knob | SW 220° | 1,878 m | 7.6 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | S 187° | 1,875 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Hardison | SW 224° | 1,875 m | 7.2 mi |
| Tricorner Knob | SW 228° | 1,873 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:44 | 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, 4 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/2454966848
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