Paint Rock
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
- 2.0 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 5.3 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 14.7 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 18.6 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chimney Rocks: 0.7 mi
- Paint Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Cross Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Buffalo Rock: 1.7 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 2.1 mi
- Dudley Falls: 2.1 mi
- Kelly Falls: 3.5 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 3.9 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 0.7 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 6.1 mi
- Vann Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 12.6 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 12.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.0 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 8.7 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 15.3 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 15.4 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 15.7 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 6.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.8 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 13.2 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 13.8 mi
- Burnett Spring: 15.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 17.0 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 18.6 mi
- Wasp: 6.5 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 12.0 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Paint Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | S 184° | 1,430 m | 7.2 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,407 m | 10.7 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | S 188° | 1,406 m | 7.2 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,311 m | 9.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,290 m | 7.4 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,276 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hap Mountain | SSE 157° | 1,233 m | 10.2 mi |
| Roaring Fork Mountain | S 191° | 1,223 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
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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