Powell Mountain
Powell Mountain rises to 729 m in Tennessee. White Rocks stands 1,019 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Otey Mill Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31684499, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 729 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 3.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 3.2 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 4.1 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 4 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tri-State Peak: 3.4 mi
- The Pinnacle: 4.0 mi
- Nicholson Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 4.4 mi
- Cline Knob: 4.7 mi
- Soccer Fields: 2.9 mi
- Southside Park: 2.9 mi
- Harrogate City Park: 3.0 mi
- Harrogate Little League: 3.5 mi
- Fords Woods Park: 3.8 mi
- Sheeplick Point: 6.0 mi
- Big Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Chain Rock: 13.4 mi
- Monks Corner: 14.5 mi
- Shelton Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Martin's Station: 11.2 mi
- Joseph Martin monument: 11.3 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 15.9 mi
- Old Lee Highway: 24.0 mi
- Civil War: 24.1 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 17.0 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 24.7 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 22.0 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 22.1 mi
- Knox Historical Museum: 23.3 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 2.1 mi
- Butchers Spring: 2.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 22.2 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 22.3 mi
- Tri-State Point: 3.4 mi
- Loyston: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Powell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rocks | ENE 63° | 1,019 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bryson Mountain | W 275° | 976 m | 7.0 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NE 49° | 954 m | 10.5 mi |
| Stout Knob | WSW 247° | 892 m | 14.8 mi |
| Butterfly Knob | NE 55° | 890 m | 18.6 mi |
| Nicholson Mountain | W 275° | 873 m | 4.2 mi |
| Jackson Knob | NE 38° | 862 m | 16.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | W 278° | 860 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:19 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tazewell, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1298422 — Powell Mountain, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356828334
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