Round Mountain
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
- 13.4 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 14.5 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 16.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ben Morton Overlook · 15 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 15 mi
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 16 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Three Top Mountain;Threetop Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 0.9 mi
- Gabes Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Snake Den Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Buckeye Bald: 2.5 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 11.4 mi
- Arch Rock: 14.8 mi
- Hellbender: 15.9 mi
- Birdventure: 15.9 mi
- Ripley's Davy Crockett Mini-Golf: 16.0 mi
- 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
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 2.0 mi
- Cat Stairs: 7.9 mi
- Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 8.4 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 9.8 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 15.7 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 16.7 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 16.7 mi
- Chasing Rainbows Museum: 17.2 mi
- Tennessee Museum of Aviation: 18.2 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 9.1 mi
- Fort Harry: 16.4 mi
- Masonic Monument: 16.5 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 17.6 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 18.0 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 9.9 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 5.2 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 11.6 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 23.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 5.3 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 7.5 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 10.5 mi
- Burnett Spring: 11.9 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 15.5 mi
- Bear: 15.8 mi
- Fish: 18.4 mi
- Veterans Statue: 20.0 mi
- Dolly Parton: 20.0 mi
- Selu Statue: 21.2 mi
- 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
- Greenbrier: 9.7 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 18.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 10.6 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Guyot | SSW 199° | 2,019 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Chapman | SSW 202° | 1,960 m | 6.2 mi |
| Old Black | SSW 201° | 1,939 m | 4.1 mi |
| Luftee Knob | S 171° | 1,894 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Yonaguska | S 191° | 1,883 m | 5.3 mi |
| Marks Knob | S 190° | 1,878 m | 6.3 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,875 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Hardison | S 191° | 1,875 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
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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