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Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Mountain rises to 815 m in Tennessee. Phils View stands 1,186 m to the east, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Listening Top, a peak 1.0 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4654102

Wikidata Q31686073, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
815 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.71620, -83.71823

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Next to Heaven Adventure: 2.3 mi
  • River Rat Tubing Outpost: 2.5 mi
  • Tuckaleechee Caverns: 5.1 mi
  • Nick's MTB Trails: 5.7 mi
  • The Coaster At Goats On The Roof: 7.8 mi
Parks
Waterfalls: 49
  • Cane Creek Twin Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Meigs Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Meadow Branch Cascade: 4.4 mi
  • Meigs Creek Cascade: 5.1 mi
  • White Oak Sinks Falls: 5.7 mi
Museums: 25
Cliffs: 22
Historic sites: 21
Picnic sites: 10
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 8.3 mi
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 9
Artworks: 8
  • Fish: 10.3 mi
  • Bear: 12.0 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 13.5 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 13.5 mi
  • Sam Houston Statue: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • Strong rock spring: 20.9 mi
  • Love's Creek Spring: 22.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Rocky Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Phils ViewE 101°1,185.75 m7.7 mi
Chinquapin KnobESE 113°1,144 m6.7 mi
Hornet Tree TopS 169°1,141.02 m7.8 mi
Cerulean KnobSSW 212°1,128.06 m7.1 mi
Rich MountainSW 220°1,117 m6.9 mi
Scott MountainSSW 205°1,105 m6.9 mi
Double MountainSW 214°1,082.75 m7.3 mi
Cove MountainE 94°1,061 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2020:1720:55
September equinox07:2419:0019:33
December solstice07:4216:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047566269727166564640
Precip in5.64.95.35.25.15.56.14.44.93.34.45.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 9 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356830684

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