Sassafras Mountain
Sassafras Mountain rises to 935 m in Tennessee. The Flag Pole stands 1,075 m to the northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 9.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31687030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 935 m
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 12.0 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Julians Rock: 1.5 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Windrock Mountain: 2.1 mi
- RC Park: 4.2 mi
- Marlow Park: 6.5 mi
- Arrow Head Park: 7.3 mi
- Gibbs Ferry Park: 7.5 mi
- Elm Grove Park: 7.8 mi
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria: 5.7 mi
- Village of Brothers: 8.5 mi
- Itinerant Miners' Cemetery: 8.5 mi
- Fraterville Disaster: 8.5 mi
- Why Miners Fought: 8.7 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 7.0 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 7.9 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 8.6 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 8.8 mi
- Green McAdoo Cultural Center: 8.8 mi
- River Ridge: 10.2 mi
- Bull Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Hewitt Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Stubbs Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Longmire Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 21.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.4 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 23.1 mi
- Grow Lab: 23.5 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 23.8 mi
- Abandoned Train: 5.1 mi
- Aspire: 9.9 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 12.9 mi
- Train Cars: 15.7 mi
- Winona General Store: 18.7 mi
- Massengil Spring: 11.3 mi
- Herron Spring: 18.4 mi
- Poplar Spring: 19.3 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 22.8 mi
- Hardin Spring: 22.8 mi
- Fork Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Wheat: 14.5 mi
- Montgomery: 18.0 mi
- Loyston: 21.1 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 20.1 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 20.3 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 20.8 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 24.0 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 24.1 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 24.5 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 10.0 mi
- Debord Falls: 10.4 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 20.4 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Sassafras Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Flag Pole | NE 39° | 1,075 m | 5.5 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NE 39° | 1,075 m | 5.5 mi |
| Redoak Mountain | NE 35° | 1,027 m | 4.0 mi |
| Big Fodderstack | WSW 254° | 1,013 m | 7.2 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,008 m | 2.0 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | W 276° | 1,007 m | 8.4 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | N 6° | 1,007 m | 10.0 mi |
| Squire Knob | W 276° | 1,002 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:20 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Asos, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356832152
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