Roach Creek Mountain
Roach Creek Mountain rises to 777 m in Tennessee. Hurricane Mountain stands 1,007 m to the south-southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Poor Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31685842, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 777 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Poor Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Gray Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Adkins Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Straight Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Asbury Park: 8.1 mi
- Cove Lake State: 8.2 mi
- Flat Creek Park: 9.8 mi
- Highschool Park: 11.1 mi
- Campbell County Park: 12.2 mi
- Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Convict Lease System: 14.3 mi
- Why Miners Fought: 14.3 mi
- Militia Hill: 14.3 mi
- American Chestnuts: 14.3 mi
- McCoy Rocks: 12.9 mi
- Jakes Hole Overlook: 17.9 mi
- River Ridge: 18.3 mi
- Sheep Rock: 18.8 mi
- Devil's Slot: 19.0 mi
- Museum of Scott County: 10.9 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 12.3 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 14.5 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 18.4 mi
- Norris Museum: 19.2 mi
- Train Cars: 5.8 mi
- Winona General Store: 5.9 mi
- Abandoned Train: 15.3 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 17.2 mi
- Aspire: 22.6 mi
- Diocese Arch: 18.7 mi
- Split Bow Arch: 20.7 mi
- Hole In Rock Arch: 23.8 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 24.5 mi
- Amphitheater Arch: 24.8 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 17.1 mi
- Debord Falls: 17.6 mi
- Angel Falls: 19.3 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 22.9 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 6.0 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 21.7 mi
- Fork Mountain: 17.2 mi
- Loyston: 22.9 mi
- Montgomery: 23.2 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 20.0 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 21.6 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 19.9 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Roach Creek Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,007 m | 7.2 mi |
| Hatmaker Knob | SSE 149° | 976 m | 6.6 mi |
| Ash Log Mountain | SSE 162° | 975 m | 7.1 mi |
| Grissel Knob | SE 143° | 973 m | 6.5 mi |
| Huckaby Knob | ESE 117° | 953 m | 4.3 mi |
| Massengale Mountain | SSE 160° | 936 m | 5.6 mi |
| Pine Bald | SE 134° | 935 m | 5.6 mi |
| Miller Mountain | SSE 159° | 923 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneida, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356830075
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