Nichols Mountain
Nichols Mountain rises to 330 m in Tennessee. Green Top stands 921 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Betsy Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31681495, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 330 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 23 mi
- Norris Dam Overlook · 28 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 29 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Betsy Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Bowman Mountain: 0.7 mi
- High Point: 1.2 mi
- Buzzard Hill: 2.0 mi
- Glass Knob: 2.3 mi
- Bower Field Community Park: 1.6 mi
- Gary Underwood Park: 3.9 mi
- Charter E. Doyle Park: 4.7 mi
- Urban Wilderness Gateway Park: 5.5 mi
- Maynard Glenn Fields: 5.6 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 5.8 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 7.8 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 9.0 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 11.9 mi
- The Coaster At Goats On The Roof: 13.8 mi
- Ramsey House Visitor Center: 5.9 mi
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame: 7.2 mi
- Blount Mansion: 7.2 mi
- McClung Museum: 7.2 mi
- Beck Cultural Exchange Center: 7.3 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Cherokee Bluffs: 8.0 mi
- Wright Bluff: 9.7 mi
- East End: 11.0 mi
- Hanging Rock: 11.2 mi
- James White Fort: 7.2 mi
- Knoxville Historic Train: 7.2 mi
- Miller's Building Arch: 7.6 mi
- Terra: 7.6 mi
- Million Dollar Fire: 7.6 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 2.6 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 16.3 mi
- Meigs Falls: 17.1 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 17.2 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 17.7 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 7.3 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 7.3 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 7.4 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 7.4 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 7.4 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 7.1 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 7.3 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 7.3 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 12.2 mi
- Veterans Statue: 14.8 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 4.7 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 5.5 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 18.4 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 9.7 mi
- Strong rock spring: 11.5 mi
- Herron Spring: 18.9 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 23.2 mi
- Hardin Spring: 23.3 mi
- Elkmont: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Nichols Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Top | ESE 118° | 921 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | ESE 123° | 899 m | 9.8 mi |
| Little Double | SE 129° | 851 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bench Mountain | SE 126° | 805 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | SE 145° | 720 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pleasant View | SE 144° | 712 m | 9.3 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | SSE 155° | 712 m | 12.5 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | SE 139° | 679 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knoxville EXP STN, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356824027
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