Rich Hill
Rich Hill rises to 642 m in Tennessee. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Embreeville Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31685596, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 642 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 20.7 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 24.7 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 27.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 24 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 29 mi
- Glassmine Falls Overlook (MP 361.2) · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Unicoi Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Eugene P. Price Kiwanis Park: 4.8 mi
- Veterans Park: 5.2 mi
- Fishery Park: 6.9 mi
- Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park: 9.4 mi
- Embreeville Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Jackson Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Potato Hill: 1.7 mi
- Flattop: 2.4 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 3.1 mi
- Sill Branch Falls: 1.4 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 1.5 mi
- Pine Ridge Falls: 2.0 mi
- Josiah Falls: 2.3 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 3.0 mi
- WWII Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 11.7 mi
- Moye Rest: 13.3 mi
- Carillion: 13.8 mi
- Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Stony Point: 4.1 mi
- Yarbrough Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Yarprough Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 7.0 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 7.0 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 9.3 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 10.6 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 10.8 mi
- Junaluska: 14.6 mi
- Rock Bridge: 19.5 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 19.5 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 19.5 mi
- Stream: 19.5 mi
- Overlook Access: 21.9 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 23.6 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 24.2 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 15.1 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 15.1 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 23.8 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 24.1 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 20.4 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 21.3 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 18.9 mi
- Hampton Spring: 21.2 mi
- Lost Cove: 7.8 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 16.0 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Rich Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald | S 173° | 1,674 m | 10.5 mi |
| Big Stamp | S 173° | 1,639 m | 10.3 mi |
| Unaka Mountain | E 92° | 1,579 m | 12.0 mi |
| Little Bald | SSE 163° | 1,575 m | 9.6 mi |
| Green Ridge Knob | SW 223° | 1,480 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gravel Knob | SW 230° | 1,478 m | 8.5 mi |
| Big Butt | SW 232° | 1,467 m | 8.5 mi |
| Wilson Knob | SW 220° | 1,396 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1642423 — Rich Hill, Unicoi County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356889124
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 15 mi
- Elizabethton · 20 mi
- Kingsport · 27 mi
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