Scott Mountain
Scott Mountain rises to 1,105 m in Tennessee. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerulean Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31687170, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,105 m
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 14 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 19 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 19 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 1.0 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 1.6 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 3.7 mi
- Spruce Flats Falls: 5.0 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 5.5 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 2.3 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 4.4 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 6.8 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 9.2 mi
- Ski Mountain Coaster: 13.0 mi
- Cerulean Knob: 0.9 mi
- Double Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Chestnut Top: 2.3 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Amerine Park: 12.9 mi
- Maryville College Woods: 13.6 mi
- John Sevier Park: 13.7 mi
- Pistol Creek Wetlands Center: 13.8 mi
- City of Maryville Little League: 13.9 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 3.8 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 13.8 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 14.1 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 15.3 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 15.3 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 14.1 mi
- Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race: 14.4 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 14.6 mi
- Fort Harry: 16.6 mi
- Emert Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Morton Bluff: 13.6 mi
- East End: 14.7 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 1.4 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 14.5 mi
- Bear: 16.2 mi
- Fish: 16.4 mi
- Veterans Statue: 20.3 mi
- Dolly Parton: 20.3 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 14.8 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 22.1 mi
- Greenbrier: 22.2 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 22.6 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Vista Gardens: 16.0 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 24.0 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 24.0 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 24.0 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 24.0 mi
- Proctor: 10.8 mi
- Elkmont: 10.8 mi
- Calderwood: 15.0 mi
- Judson: 19.2 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Scott Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | SE 138° | 1,685 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rocky Top | SE 143° | 1,657 m | 5.2 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,651 m | 6.2 mi |
| Brier Knob | SE 127° | 1,591 m | 6.3 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | SE 141° | 1,565 m | 5.9 mi |
| De Armond Bald | SSE 153° | 1,555 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mt. Squires | SSE 160° | 1,540 m | 4.6 mi |
| Spence Field | SSE 154° | 1,510 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 2 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1300959 — Scott Mountain, Blount County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356832315
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