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Sandy Gap Mountan

Sandy Gap Mountan, seen from above at true elevation

Sandy Gap Mountan rises to 929 m in Tennessee. Big Fodderstack stands 1,013 m to the south-southeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Norman Pond Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31687006, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
929 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.19813, -84.47188

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 27
Cliffs: 17
Museums: 12
  • Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 12.8 mi
  • Museum of Scott County: 14.9 mi
  • Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 16.5 mi
  • The Oak Ridge History Museum: 17.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Abandoned Train: 6.0 mi
  • Train Cars: 9.4 mi
  • Winona General Store: 12.4 mi
  • Aspire: 20.7 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 21.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Massengil Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Emory Gap Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Debord Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Angel Falls: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Diocese Arch: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Sandy Gap Mountan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big FodderstackSSE 153°1,013 m7.0 mi
Stallion MountainSSE 155°1,007 m3.8 mi
Squire KnobSSE 166°1,002 m3.4 mi
Frozen HeadS 172°1,001 m5.3 mi
Burge MountainESE 108°993 m4.2 mi
Walnut KnobSE 141°988 m2.3 mi
Bald KnobS 170°985 m2.9 mi
Patterson MountainSE 124°984 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2220:2120:59
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:4616:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566471747367574639
Precip in4.84.65.05.94.75.15.73.44.33.33.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancing 6 NW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356832085

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