Red Mountain
Red Mountain rises to 387 m in Tennessee. Waucheesi Mountain stands 1,105 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1639558).
Wikidata Q31685362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 387 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 16 mi
- Whig Cove · 16 mi
- Haw Knob · 17 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kefauver Park: 7.7 mi
- Houston Park: 7.7 mi
- Ballplay Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- Notchy Creek Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Robinson Point: 1.2 mi
- Little Renfrow Top: 1.5 mi
- Wies Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Renfrow Top: 2.0 mi
- Baby Falls: 9.4 mi
- Bald River Falls: 9.5 mi
- Falls Branch Falls: 13.5 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 16.2 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 16.6 mi
- The Lost Sea: 11.0 mi
- Greenback Castle: 15.1 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 15.2 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 15.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 20.6 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 12.3 mi
- Chota Monument: 12.4 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 12.6 mi
- McGhee: 13.4 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 6.8 mi
- White Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Morton Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 4.3 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 11.2 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 15.2 mi
- Swift Museum: 15.4 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 17.4 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 18.5 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 18.7 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 21.2 mi
- Poplar Spring: 22.2 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 22.6 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 22.6 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 16.2 mi
- Calderwood: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waucheesi Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,105 m | 11.2 mi |
| Turkey Creek Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,063 m | 10.2 mi |
| Flats Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,013 m | 11.1 mi |
| Gravelstand Top | SSE 152° | 924 m | 10.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 224° | 721 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cataska Mountain | SSW 199° | 676 m | 10.9 mi |
| Borin Top | SSW 199° | 676 m | 10.9 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 164° | 573 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:19 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:49 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356885787
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