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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 13 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

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 25
Cliffs: 23
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 16.0 miles of Nathan Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ChimneytopSW945 m2.6 mi
Chimneytop MountainSW926 m2.6 mi
Fodderstack MountainSW839 m5.9 mi
Stone MountainWSW789 m7.5 mi
Stony LumpWSW766 m9.2 mi
Holston River MountainNNE707 m5.6 mi
Brokenback MountainWSW675 m14.0 mi
Brown MountainWSW659 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 50–80 °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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