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Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Mountain rises to 1,139 m in Tennessee. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bird Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 9.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31683345, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1139 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.38596, -81.77234

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ralph Stout Park: 6.8 mi
  • Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
  • Watauga Gorge River Access: 10.0 mi
  • Lower Gorge River Access: 10.2 mi
  • Walter & Annie Cook Memorial Park: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 40
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Bluff Mountain Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 8.6 mi
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 13.0 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 14.9 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 15.8 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 18
Artworks: 18
  • Doc Watson Statue: 12.6 mi
  • Hellbenders: 12.6 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 12.6 mi
  • Time and Honor: 12.6 mi
  • The Magic Mailbox: 12.7 mi
Museums: 13
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Children's Playhouse: 13.0 mi
  • Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Beech Mountain History Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Native American Artifacts: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Trials Playground: 5.8 mi
  • Potters Truck Stop: 6.8 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 6
  • Boiling Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Cave Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Brig Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 18.9 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Pine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainSE 136°1,697 m5.2 mi
Rich MountainSSE 149°1,633 m6.0 mi
The PeakE 81°1,573 m7.3 mi
Bluff MountainE 88°1,542 m11.2 mi
Three Top MountainENE 76°1,530 m10.8 mi
Old Field BaldESE 109°1,506 m7.9 mi
Pine Orchard KnobESE 119°1,490 m8.0 mi
Harmon KnobSSE 151°1,466 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1120:49
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3616:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536168717065554538
Precip in3.73.44.14.35.14.55.04.23.32.82.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1639462 — Pine Mountain, Johnson County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356885732

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