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Rich Mountain

Rich Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rich Mountain rises to 865 m in Tennessee. Mount Sterling stands 1,781 m to the south, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Peaked Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 9.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4652220

Wikidata Q31685649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
865 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.80565, -83.10543

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 50
Attractions: 36
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 2.5 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 15.1 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 16.7 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 20.3 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 21.5 mi
Parks: 31
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 14
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 13.3 mi
  • Dolly Parton childhood home: 15.9 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 16.4 mi
  • Masonic Monument: 19.0 mi
  • Ghost Town Village: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Cosby Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 15.2 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
Museums: 9
Springs: 7
Rest areas: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.4 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Vista Gardens: 23.3 mi
  • Van Lester Estate: 24.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Chief Junaluska: 20.5 mi
  • Bear: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Rich Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SterlingS 188°1,780.95 m7.3 mi
Camel Hump KnobSW 229°1,585.36 m8.4 mi
Cosby KnobSW 221°1,585.1 m7.0 mi
Ross KnobSW 223°1,549.16 m7.6 mi
Sunup KnobSW 221°1,534.24 m5.5 mi
Mount CammererSW 227°1,502.05 m4.3 mi
Rocky Face MountainSW 227°1,417.19 m6.0 mi
Max Patch MountainE 94°1,407 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1720:1520:53
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3916:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586672767569594942
Precip in4.23.94.74.44.66.46.54.64.02.73.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356829714

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