Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 927 m in Tennessee. Huckleberry Knob stands 1,696 m to the east, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Rock, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1639672).
Wikidata Q31686428, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 927 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whig Cove · 3 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 3 mi
- Haw Knob · 3 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Rock: 1.2 mi
- Little Haw Knob: 2.4 mi
- Johns Knob: 2.4 mi
- Hemlock Knob: 2.6 mi
- Haw Knob: 3.0 mi
- Falls Branch Falls: 1.7 mi
- Violet Falls: 4.3 mi
- Upper Cold Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lower Cold Branch Falls: 4.6 mi
- Blue Boar Falls: 4.7 mi
- Fall Branch Scenic Area: 1.6 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook: 3.8 mi
- Swan Cabin: 4.3 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Indian Boundary Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 8.2 mi
- Tree of Shame: 12.7 mi
- All Nations Cross: 17.2 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 17.6 mi
- Garden Tomb: 17.6 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 15.4 mi
- Chota Monument: 15.8 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.4 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Morton Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 12.9 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 14.9 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 15.0 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 19.0 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 23.3 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 24.0 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 21.3 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 21.3 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 21.4 mi
- Calderwood: 12.5 mi
- Proctor: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Knob | E 98° | 1,696 m | 4.5 mi |
| Haw Knob | ESE 120° | 1,662 m | 3.0 mi |
| Hooper Bald | ESE 111° | 1,650 m | 4.8 mi |
| Big Junction | SE 125° | 1,638 m | 3.6 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Knob | E 91° | 1,636 m | 4.5 mi |
| Laurel Top | SE 130° | 1,615 m | 3.7 mi |
| Little Haw Knob | ESE 119° | 1,562 m | 2.4 mi |
| Grassy Top | SE 144° | 1,514 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1639672 — Round Mountain, Monroe County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356885872
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