Mount Lanier
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
- 5.9 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 15 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 16 mi
- Whig Cove · 17 mi
- Haw Knob · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bunker Hill: 1.9 mi
- Parson High Top: 2.0 mi
- Hickory Top: 2.2 mi
- High Point: 3.1 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.1 mi
- 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
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- Harrison Branch Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
- Tellico Wildlife Management Area: 12.2 mi
- Pistol Creek Wetlands Center: 12.3 mi
- Tree of Shame: 6.0 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 10.7 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 13.6 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 13.6 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 14.1 mi
- Morton Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Emert Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 11.8 mi
- Chota Monument: 12.1 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 13.6 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race: 14.3 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 12.6 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 14.0 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 16.1 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 16.9 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 17.1 mi
- 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
- Calderwood: 5.5 mi
- Proctor: 12.1 mi
- Elkmont: 20.1 mi
- Judson: 22.6 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 14.0 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 22.1 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 23.7 mi
- Poplar Spring: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Mount Lanier. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Bald | SE 129° | 1,505 m | 3.7 mi |
| Devils Tater Patch | E 94° | 1,451 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Bald | E 92° | 1,445 m | 7.5 mi |
| Parson Bald | SE 145° | 1,442 m | 3.3 mi |
| Doe Knob | ESE 110° | 1,381 m | 5.8 mi |
| Brier Lick Knob | ESE 112° | 1,379 m | 5.5 mi |
| Greer Knob | ESE 114° | 1,362 m | 6.5 mi |
| McCampbell Knob | E 86° | 1,359 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356821667
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