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Mount Lanier

Mount Lanier, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Lanier rises to 948 m in Tennessee. Gregory Bald stands 1,505 m to the southeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunker Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31676884, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
948 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.55425, -83.91657

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 58
  • Abrams Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Twentymile Creek Cascade: 6.3 mi
  • Judy Branch Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Aiken Branch Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 19
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 8.8 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 1
  • Sam Houston Statue: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Poplar Spring: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Mount Lanier. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gregory BaldSE 129°1,505.1 m3.7 mi
Gregorys Little BaldSE 124°1,452 m4.1 mi
Devils Tater PatchE 94°1,451 m7.2 mi
Little BaldE 92°1,445 m7.5 mi
Parson BaldSE 145°1,441.65 m3.3 mi
Doe KnobESE 110°1,381.11 m5.8 mi
Brier Lick KnobESE 112°1,379.07 m5.5 mi
Greer KnobESE 114°1,362.08 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:2120:1720:55
September equinox07:2419:0119:34
December solstice07:4216:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576471747368584841
Precip in5.44.85.44.74.95.55.04.13.62.94.25.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 8 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356821667

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