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Negro Mountain

Negro Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Negro Mountain rises to 661 m in Tennessee. Walnut Mountain stands 859 m to the south, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Calico Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31681350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
661 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.55230, -84.19438

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • Indian Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Indian Mountain State Park: 3.7 mi
  • Indian Mountain State Park: 4.0 mi
  • Greenlee Park: 4.2 mi
  • Veterans Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Civil War: 3.7 mi
  • Agee: 19.6 mi
  • Six Gun City: 21.6 mi
  • Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 22.8 mi
  • Fort Anderson: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
Natural arches: 10
  • Hole In Rock Arch: 15.6 mi
  • Split Bow Arch: 19.0 mi
  • Moonshiner’s Arch: 20.9 mi
  • Coal Branch Natural Arch: 22.0 mi
  • Koger Arch: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Museums: 5
  • Campbell County Historical: 12.4 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Museum of Scott County: 21.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 23.1 mi
  • Lenoir Museum: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Winona General Store: 18.6 mi
  • Train Cars: 20.3 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 23.4 mi
  • Beast Mode: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 5.5 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 6.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Koger Spring: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Negro Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walnut MountainS 185°859 m8.0 mi
View Tree KnobSW 233°832 m11.1 mi
Braden MountainSW 221°805 m11.8 mi
Buffalo MountainSW 234°780 m11.7 mi
Steamboat RockSE 138°779 m11.1 mi
Sexton MountainSW 236°761 m8.5 mi
Chimney MountainWSW 247°756 m9.0 mi
Ned MountainWSW 240°756 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:2020:2120:59
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4616:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556572757468574639
Precip in4.65.05.25.14.85.05.83.83.62.83.85.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356823109

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