Negro Mountain
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
- 11.2 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 27.5 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 28.9 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 23 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 29 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Calico Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Jellico Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Long Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Indian Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Lamb Mountain: 3.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- High Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Primroy Arch: 9.1 mi
- Hangover Rock: 11.6 mi
- Big Cliff: 18.4 mi
- Devils Jump: 20.7 mi
- 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
- Big Spring Falls: 20.8 mi
- Lick Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
- Cumberland Falls: 21.5 mi
- Eagle Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
- Dog Slaughter Falls: 22.1 mi
- 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
- Winona General Store: 18.6 mi
- Train Cars: 20.3 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 23.4 mi
- Beast Mode: 24.7 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 9.2 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 23.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 5.5 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 6.6 mi
- Koger Spring: 22.8 mi
- Loyston: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Mountain | S 185° | 859 m | 8.0 mi |
| View Tree Knob | SW 233° | 832 m | 11.1 mi |
| Braden Mountain | SW 221° | 805 m | 11.8 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SW 234° | 780 m | 11.7 mi |
| Steamboat Rock | SE 138° | 779 m | 11.1 mi |
| Sexton Mountain | SW 236° | 761 m | 8.5 mi |
| Chimney Mountain | WSW 247° | 756 m | 9.0 mi |
| Ned Mountain | WSW 240° | 756 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356823109
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