Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 630 m in Tennessee. Peels Top stands 990 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1639671).
Wikidata Q31686415, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 630 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 11.7 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 28.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gazebo Overlook · 14 mi
- Sugerloaf Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Parksville Lake Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Whig Cove · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- L&N Depot Park: 3.9 mi
- Rotary Park: 3.9 mi
- Firefighter Park: 4.0 mi
- Lost Corral Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- Hiwassee River Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Locust Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Fox Knob: 4.2 mi
- Goat Knob: 4.3 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 3.8 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 4.0 mi
- The Lost Sea: 16.1 mi
- Prayer Mountain: 17.3 mi
- Arise and Shine Marker: 17.3 mi
- Lowry Falls: 7.1 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 8.9 mi
- Big Lost Falls: 11.2 mi
- Benton Falls: 13.6 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
- World War I Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Company A: 3.9 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 4.0 mi
- Fort Marr Blockhouse: 6.8 mi
- M60 Tank: 8.7 mi
- White Cliff: 3.4 mi
- Henegar Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Ward Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Sivils Bluff: 19.9 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 3.8 mi
- Swift Museum: 8.5 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 10.2 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 12.3 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 23.5 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 7.6 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 15.4 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 15.5 mi
- Parksville Beach: 16.9 mi
- Shady Beach: 18.9 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 18.3 mi
- Cute: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peels Top | ESE 110° | 990 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome | SW 216° | 921 m | 9.5 mi |
| Peels High Top | ESE 114° | 907 m | 11.6 mi |
| Lowry Top | SSW 212° | 818 m | 8.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 75° | 721 m | 2.0 mi |
| Buck Bald | SE 132° | 710 m | 10.4 mi |
| Presswood Mountain | SSW 211° | 700 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cataska Mountain | ESE 106° | 676 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:19 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356885868
Take the scenic way to Round Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.