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Presswood Mountain

Presswood Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Presswood Mountain rises to 700 m in Tennessee. Big Frog Mountain stands 1,276 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31684566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
700 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.17535, -84.55632

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 13
  • Benton Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Lowry Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 18.9 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 19.1 mi
Springs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Presswood Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Frog MountainS 173°1,276 m12.2 mi
ChimneytopS 170°1,137 m11.2 mi
Little Frog MountainSE 126°1,017 m9.5 mi
Sassafras KnobSE 126°1,016 m9.5 mi
Smith MountainESE 115°946 m10.1 mi
Bean Mountain;Oswald DomeN 355°921 m1.2 mi
Licklog TopSSE 162°901 m11.7 mi
Panther KnobSE 136°895 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2520:1920:57
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4416:5117:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451606875787872604942
Precip in5.24.95.65.04.64.95.13.84.73.54.95.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Fltr PLT, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1639517 — Presswood Mountain, Polk County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356885765

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