Sand Mountain
Sand Mountain rises to 829 m in Tennessee. Snake Den Mountain stands 1,579 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Grindstone Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31686939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 829 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 20.9 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 24.0 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 27.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ben Morton Overlook · 23 mi
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 23 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 24 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Forbidden Caverns: 4.5 mi
- Parrot Mountain and Gardens: 16.0 mi
- Jayell Ranch Adventure Park: 16.5 mi
- Tennessee Tornado: 17.2 mi
- Lumberjack Lift: 17.2 mi
- Grindstone Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 0.8 mi
- English Mountain: 2.5 mi
- The Lookoff: 2.8 mi
- The Pinnacle: 3.7 mi
- Chestnut Hill Park: 3.4 mi
- Bryant Town Park: 4.4 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 5.3 mi
- Newport City Park: 5.8 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 6.5 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 9.4 mi
- Hen Wallow Falls: 12.1 mi
- Ramsey Cascades: 15.6 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
- McNabb Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 10.3 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 12.5 mi
- The Shinbone: 13.3 mi
- Cat Stairs: 15.1 mi
- Tennessee Museum of Aviation: 15.4 mi
- Wings Of Wander Mural: 16.8 mi
- Sevier County Heritage Museum: 16.8 mi
- Floyd Garett's Muscle Car Museum: 17.0 mi
- Chasing Rainbows Museum: 17.4 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 11.1 mi
- Netherton Campus Gate: 17.7 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 18.4 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 18.5 mi
- Hamblen County Veterans Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 17.1 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Burnett Spring: 5.4 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 15.4 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 16.6 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 17.9 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 21.6 mi
- Greenbrier: 15.9 mi
- Indian Cave Park: 24.2 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 24.4 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 24.5 mi
- Crosby Pothole Refuge: 24.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 10.2 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 11.9 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 20.6 mi
- Dolly Parton: 16.9 mi
- Veterans Statue: 16.9 mi
- Fish: 18.7 mi
- Bear: 19.7 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 12.6 mi
- Vista Gardens: 20.0 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Wasp: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Sand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Den Mountain | S 172° | 1,579 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Cammerer | SSE 152° | 1,502 m | 13.3 mi |
| Maddron Bald | S 177° | 1,392 m | 13.5 mi |
| Richbut Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,289 m | 13.0 mi |
| Buckeye Bald | S 176° | 1,266 m | 13.3 mi |
| English Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,106 m | 2.5 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SSE 147° | 1,105 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hall Top | ESE 123° | 1,099 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport 1 NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356831994
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