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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 801 m in Tennessee. Cross Mountain stands 1,075 m to the north-northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sassafras Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 9.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31686483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
801 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.12980, -84.27715

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 41
Museums: 23
Cliffs: 13
Gardens: 9
Springs: 7
  • Massengil Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Herron Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Abandoned Train: 6.1 mi
  • Aspire: 8.9 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 12.4 mi
  • Train Cars: 16.5 mi
  • Winona General Store: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Emory Gap Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Debord Falls: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainNNE 29°1,075 m5.4 mi
The Flag PoleNNE 29°1,075 m5.4 mi
Redoak MountainNNE 21°1,027 m3.9 mi
Big FodderstackW 259°1,013 m7.9 mi
Buffalo MountainNW 321°1,008 m2.9 mi
Stallion MountainW 278°1,007 m9.3 mi
Hurricane MountainN 1°1,007 m10.3 mi
Squire KnobW 278°1,002 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:49
June solstice06:2120:2020:58
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4516:4717:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606876797872614942
Precip in5.15.65.15.24.14.65.53.53.83.14.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Asos, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1300166 — Round Mountain, Anderson County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356831076

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