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.
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
- Bald Hill: 2.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.9 mi
- Fulwiler Hill: 2.9 mi
- Miller Knob: 4.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 5.6 mi
- 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
- 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 15.9 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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