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Paint Mountain

Paint Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Paint Mountain rises to 800 m in Tennessee. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Paint Rock, a peak 1.4 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31682065, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
800 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.96427, -82.90459

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 29
Cliffs: 18
Historic sites: 10
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 3.2 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 6.5 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 9.2 mi
  • McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 14.1 mi
  • Valentine Sevier Home: 14.2 mi
Springs: 7
Museums: 7
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 14.1 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 16.5 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 21.7 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 1.7 mi
  • Overlook Access: 3.3 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • French Broad Rafting: 13.1 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Paint Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camp Creek BaldENE 69°1,480 m11.3 mi
Bluff MountainS 181°1,430 m8.5 mi
Tennessee BluffS 184°1,406 m8.5 mi
Rich MountainSSW 194°1,311 m10.3 mi
Laurel MountainSSW 203°1,311 m10.9 mi
Round MountainSSW 201°1,290 m8.5 mi
Walnut MountainSSW 192°1,276 m8.9 mi
Brushy MountainSSW 197°1,226 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1620:1420:52
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3916:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576673767670594842
Precip in3.73.34.03.84.55.24.74.93.42.42.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356825764

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