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Paint Rock

Paint Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Paint Rock rises to 540 m in Tennessee. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the south, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rocks, a cliff 0.7 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31634264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
540 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.94496, -82.89829

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 30
Cliffs: 18
Historic sites: 10
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 2.0 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 5.3 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 8.7 mi
  • McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 15.3 mi
  • Valentine Sevier Home: 15.4 mi
Springs: 7
Museums: 7
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 15.3 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 17.5 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 21.1 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 1.9 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
  • Overlook Access: 3.6 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • French Broad Rafting: 12.0 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Paint Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bluff MountainS 184°1,430 m7.2 mi
Tennessee BluffS 188°1,406 m7.2 mi
Rich MountainSSW 198°1,311 m9.1 mi
Laurel MountainSSW 208°1,311 m9.9 mi
Round MountainSSW 207°1,290 m7.4 mi
Walnut MountainSSW 196°1,276 m7.7 mi
Hap MountainSSE 157°1,233 m10.2 mi
Brushy MountainSSW 203°1,226 m7.0 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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021781 — Paint Rock, Greene County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356773795

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