Rag Mountain
Rag Mountain rises to 1,108 m in Tennessee. Sunup Knob stands 1,534 m to the west-southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowbird Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31684966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1108 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 10.1 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 20.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 21.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 14 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 21 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 21 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snowbird Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Big Bull Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Little Bull Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Wildcat Top: 1.7 mi
- Big Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 5.0 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 5.5 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 7.2 mi
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 9.3 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 12.1 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 8.7 mi
- Vann Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 12.2 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 12.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 10.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 13.5 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 18.9 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 19.3 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 19.7 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 14.6 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 5.5 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 16.8 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 17.9 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 18.4 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 21.0 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 1.8 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 6.4 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 7.4 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 8.3 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 9.0 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 20.4 mi
- Shook Museum: 20.5 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 22.4 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 25.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 6.1 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 7.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 16.9 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 20.9 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 19.8 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 20.7 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 19.8 mi
- Berm Park: 23.7 mi
- Greenbrier: 20.1 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 21.3 mi
- Wasp: 7.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Rag Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunup Knob | WSW 237° | 1,534.24 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Cammerer | WSW 243° | 1,502.05 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,430 m | 8.4 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | E 99° | 1,407 m | 5.3 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | ENE 73° | 1,406 m | 7.9 mi |
| Naked Place Mountain | SE 133° | 1,406 m | 7.9 mi |
| Rough Knob | ESE 121° | 1,381 m | 8.3 mi |
| Haynes Knob | SE 144° | 1,356 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356829076
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