Rich Mountain
Rich Mountain rises to 865 m in Tennessee. Camel Hump Knob stands 1,585 m to the southwest, 8.4 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
- 9.2 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 12.8 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 20.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 20.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 17 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 20 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 20 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peaked Knob: 1.8 mi
- Gulf Mountain: 2.5 mi
- John Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Rag Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Bills Knob: 3.2 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 4.2 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 8.0 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 15.1 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 16.7 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 21.5 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 21.9 mi
- Arch Rock: 21.9 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 11.0 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 11.4 mi
- Bryant Town Park: 11.5 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 5.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 14.3 mi
- Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 14.5 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 13.3 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 15.9 mi
- Masonic Monument: 19.0 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 19.3 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 21.7 mi
- 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
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 20.2 mi
- Shook Museum: 21.6 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 23.1 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 23.1 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 24.0 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 3.8 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 5.3 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 7.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 9.1 mi
- Burnett Spring: 10.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 3.1 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 8.0 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 24.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.4 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 21.8 mi
- Vista Gardens: 23.3 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 24.7 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 17.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Greenbrier: 17.1 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 24.4 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 20.5 mi
- Bear: 23.2 mi
- Wasp: 10.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Rich Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camel Hump Knob | SW 229° | 1,585 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cosby Knob | SW 221° | 1,585 m | 7.0 mi |
| Ross Knob | SW 223° | 1,549 m | 7.6 mi |
| Sunup Knob | SW 221° | 1,534 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Cammerer | SW 227° | 1,502 m | 4.3 mi |
| Rocky Face Mountain | SW 227° | 1,417 m | 6.0 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | E 94° | 1,407 m | 8.3 mi |
| Camel Hump Mountain | SW 231° | 1,391 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356829714
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