Poor Mountain
Poor Mountain rises to 705 m in Tennessee. Cross Mountain stands 1,075 m to the southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31683989, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 705 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Anderson Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Massengale Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Salting Knob: 2.9 mi
- Ash Log Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Hatmaker Knob: 3.5 mi
- Cove Lake State: 7.3 mi
- Asbury Park: 7.4 mi
- Pine Hill Community Park: 10.8 mi
- Flat Creek Park: 12.4 mi
- Campbell County Park: 12.8 mi
- Why Miners Fought: 11.2 mi
- Convict Lease System: 11.2 mi
- Militia Hill: 11.2 mi
- Coal Creek War: 11.2 mi
- American Chestnuts: 11.2 mi
- McCoy Rocks: 14.4 mi
- River Ridge: 15.1 mi
- Sheep Rock: 18.9 mi
- Jakes Hole Overlook: 19.9 mi
- Needles Eye: 21.1 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 11.6 mi
- Museum of Scott County: 13.0 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 13.7 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 16.1 mi
- Norris Museum: 16.7 mi
- Train Cars: 5.7 mi
- Winona General Store: 7.9 mi
- Abandoned Train: 10.4 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 15.0 mi
- Aspire: 18.7 mi
- Fork Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Montgomery: 19.7 mi
- Loyston: 22.0 mi
- Wheat: 24.9 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 10.3 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 20.8 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 12.8 mi
- Debord Falls: 13.3 mi
- Angel Falls: 22.0 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 20.2 mi
- Massengil Spring: 20.9 mi
- Diocese Arch: 20.7 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Poor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | SE 138° | 1,075 m | 9.2 mi |
| The Flag Pole | SE 138° | 1,075 m | 9.2 mi |
| Redoak Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,027 m | 9.3 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | S 169° | 1,008 m | 9.5 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,007 m | 4.0 mi |
| Burge Mountain | SSW 202° | 993 m | 8.7 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SSW 214° | 988 m | 10.4 mi |
| Hatmaker Knob | ESE 102° | 976 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356827895
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