Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 1,211 m in North Carolina. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the north-northeast, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickey Fork Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31639277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,211 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 10.0 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 11.8 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 13.2 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 9 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 28 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 28 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Angelico Knob: 0.9 mi
- Licklog Knob: 1.3 mi
- Lone Knob: 1.5 mi
- Camp Creek Bald: 1.6 mi
- Little Bald Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 6.7 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Clyde Austin 4-H Center: 10.1 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 0.8 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Margarette Falls: 3.8 mi
- Trillium Falls: 5.7 mi
- Kelly Falls: 6.9 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 2.7 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 2.9 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 10.9 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Doak House Museum: 12.0 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 12.3 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 12.4 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 14.6 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 15.8 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 4.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 9.6 mi
- Moye Rest: 9.7 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 12.3 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 12.4 mi
- Overlook Access: 6.8 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 8.5 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Rock Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 24.8 mi
- Friends: 24.8 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 24.8 mi
- Stream: 24.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.5 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 14.2 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 21.0 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 23.2 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 11.0 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 21.5 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 23.6 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 23.5 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 24.1 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 14.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek Bald | NNE 29° | 1,480 m | 1.6 mi |
| Green Ridge Knob | ENE 64° | 1,480 m | 6.7 mi |
| Gravel Knob | NE 55° | 1,478 m | 7.0 mi |
| Big Butt | NE 51° | 1,467 m | 7.0 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,438 m | 2.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | E 96° | 1,393 m | 6.5 mi |
| Lick Rock | ESE 104° | 1,393 m | 7.0 mi |
| Big Firescald Knob | NE 43° | 1,382 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023615 — Round Mountain, Madison County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809743
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 30 mi
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