Old Mountain
Old Mountain rises to 557 m in Tennessee. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,005 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 12 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31681795, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 557 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 20.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 22 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 22 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 22 mi
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Scout Project Park: 4.1 mi
- Washington County Fairgrounds: 4.5 mi
- Eastman Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Riverbend Park: 6.8 mi
- Warriors Path State Park: 6.9 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.5 mi
- Fulwiler Hill: 2.9 mi
- Miller Knob: 4.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 5.6 mi
- Kyle Hill: 5.9 mi
- Eagle Scout Dedication: 4.1 mi
- Dickson Elementary School: 8.7 mi
- Battle of Kingsport: 9.8 mi
- Massengill Monument: 11.3 mi
- Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Baker Bluff: 6.1 mi
- The Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- Dorn Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Moody Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex: 4.0 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum: 4.0 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 9.5 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 9.6 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 9.7 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 19.4 mi
- Sill Branch Falls: 20.1 mi
- Pine Ridge Falls: 20.4 mi
- Josiah Falls: 20.7 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 21.3 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 4.9 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 12.3 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 14.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.5 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 6.8 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 13.4 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 13.5 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 14.9 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 18.7 mi
- Junaluska: 11.6 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 14.8 mi
- Hampton Spring: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | SE 131° | 1,005 m | 15.5 mi |
| White Rock | SE 128° | 980 m | 15.9 mi |
| Chimneytop | W 267° | 945 m | 8.1 mi |
| Cherokee Mountain | SE 137° | 931 m | 15.1 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | W 267° | 926 m | 8.1 mi |
| Fodderstack Mountain | W 259° | 839 m | 11.1 mi |
| Cherokee Knob | SSE 151° | 836 m | 15.4 mi |
| Stone Mountain | W 259° | 789 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingsport, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356825230
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 8 mi
- Johnson City · 14 mi
- Elizabethton · 19 mi
- Bristol · 24 mi
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