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Nathan Peak

Nathan Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Nathan Peak rises to 579 m in Tennessee. Chimneytop stands 945 m to the southwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31681202, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
579 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.43204, -82.67154

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 26
Cliffs: 25
Museums: 17
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hell Hollow Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Sill Branch Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Pine Ridge Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Josiah Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Kingsport Aquatic Center: 8.1 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 19.4 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 19.5 mi
  • Appalachian Caverns: 20.3 mi
  • Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 7.7 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 7.8 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Nathan Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ChimneytopSW 230°945 m2.6 mi
Chimneytop MountainSW 230°926 m2.6 mi
Fodderstack MountainSW 235°839 m5.9 mi
Stone MountainWSW 241°789 m7.5 mi
Stony LumpWSW 239°766 m9.2 mi
Holston River MountainNNE 18°707 m5.6 mi
Brokenback MountainWSW 241°675 m14.0 mi
Brown MountainWSW 244°659 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1420:1420:53
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3916:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048586673777670584740
Precip in3.94.04.14.03.83.75.03.83.02.43.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingsport, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1295254 — Nathan Peak, Washington County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356823010

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