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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 935 m in Tennessee. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the south-southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Top Mountain;Threetop Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1639673)

Wikidata Q31686360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
935.246 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.76988, -83.22983

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Hen Wallow Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Buzzard Roost Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Gunter Fork Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Gunter Fork Cascades: 5.5 mi
  • Ramsey Cascades: 5.8 mi
Attractions
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 5.7 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 11.4 mi
  • Arch Rock: 14.8 mi
  • Hellbender: 15.9 mi
  • Birdventure: 15.9 mi
Parks: 42
  • Mills Park: 12.4 mi
  • Chestnut Hill Park: 12.5 mi
  • Bryant Town Park: 12.9 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 13.4 mi
  • Irish Cut Road Park: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 14
Picnic sites: 12
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Bear: 15.8 mi
  • Fish: 18.4 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 20.0 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 20.0 mi
  • Selu Statue: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Vista Gardens: 15.9 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 20.6 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 24.0 mi
  • Van Lester Estate: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GuyotSSW 199°2,019.13 m4.7 mi
Mount ChapmanSSW 202°1,960.2 m6.2 mi
Old BlackSSW 201°1,938.61 m4.1 mi
Luftee KnobS 171°1,894.26 m5.4 mi
Mount YonaguskaS 191°1,883.44 m5.3 mi
Marks KnobS 190°1,878.29 m6.3 mi
Big Cataloochee MountainSSE 156°1,875.19 m7.4 mi
Mount HardisonS 191°1,874.57 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1820:1520:53
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:4016:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586672767569594942
Precip in4.23.94.74.44.66.46.54.64.02.73.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 7 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1639673 — Round Mountain, Cocke County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356885874

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