Peak · Tennessee
Peavey Mountain
Peavey Mountain rises to 702 m in Tennessee. The Bald stands 1,420 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sink Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31682483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 702 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.33373, -82.02123
- 11.8 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 19.5 mi off the Little Parkway
- 19.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.6 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Watauga View · 19 mi
- Calloway Peak · 19 mi
- Storyteller Rock · 19 mi
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sink Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Gipson Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Curtis Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Ingram Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sink Mountain: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Watauga Point Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- Watauga Scenic Area: 5.2 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 7.1 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 7.4 mi
- Laurel Falls: 7.6 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 7.8 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 6.1 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 6.3 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 8.3 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 10.9 mi
- Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 27
- Wautauga Dam: 5.7 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 9.7 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 15.9 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 17.1 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Cardens Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Bee Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Pardee Point: 9.3 mi
- Flagpole Point: 9.5 mi
- Moody Cliff: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 18
- Junaluska: 20.2 mi
- Hellbenders: 20.4 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 20.4 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 20.4 mi
- Time and Honor: 20.5 mi
Museums: 15
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 12.9 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 13.0 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 15.2 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 17.9 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 6.2 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 9.2 mi
- Trials Playground: 12.7 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 9
- ETSU Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 20.1 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 20.4 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 20.6 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Elk Valley Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 17.0 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 17.5 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 17.5 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 18.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Hampton Spring: 9.2 mi
- Shanty Springs: 19.1 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 19.9 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.4 mi
- Cave Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Virginia Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 22.0 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 6.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Peavey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bald | E 83° | 1,420 m | 11.9 mi |
| Toms Knob | SE 131° | 1,318 m | 11.6 mi |
| Little Stone Mountain | SE 142° | 1,305 m | 6.3 mi |
| White Rocks Mountain | SSW 210° | 1,295 m | 8.8 mi |
| Rich Knob | N 10° | 1,295 m | 12.2 mi |
| Holston Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,264 m | 9.1 mi |
| Holston High Knob | NNW 340° | 1,261 m | 9.1 mi |
| Locust Knob | N 11° | 1,223 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flat Springs 1E, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1297087 — Peavey Mountain, Johnson County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356826378
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 12 mi
- Johnson City · 19 mi
- Bristol · 20 mi
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