Sharp Mountain
Sharp Mountain rises to 694 m in Tennessee. White Rocks stands 1,019 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Butt of Powell, a peak 1.9 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31687387, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 694 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 12.9 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 13.1 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Overlook · 16 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Butt of Powell: 1.9 mi
- Henderson Knob: 3.5 mi
- Gouge Knob: 4.7 mi
- Big Hollow Hill: 4.7 mi
- Butt of Newmans Ridge: 4.8 mi
- Big Sycamore Creek Boat Launch: 2.7 mi
- Veteran's Park: 5.5 mi
- Rose Park: 5.6 mi
- Claiborne County Fairgrounds: 5.9 mi
- Tazewell Municipal Park: 6.0 mi
- Shelton Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Hopson Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Slanting Misery: 11.4 mi
- Sheeplick Point: 14.3 mi
- Fletcher Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Clinchdale Farm: 9.7 mi
- Old Lee Highway: 9.7 mi
- Bean Station Original Site: 9.9 mi
- Bean Station Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Joseph Martin monument: 13.5 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 13.4 mi
- Crosby Pothole Refuge: 14.0 mi
- Poor Valley Creek: 15.2 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 15.4 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 11.6 mi
- Bean Station History Museum: 12.4 mi
- Hancock County Welcome Center: 15.4 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 22.8 mi
- First House In Blaine: 23.7 mi
- Tate Spring: 10.0 mi
- Rocky Spring: 12.1 mi
- Butchers Spring: 13.4 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 16.9 mi
- Tri-State Point: 15.8 mi
- Mahala Mullins Cabin: 18.6 mi
- Vardy Presbyterian Church: 18.6 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 18.7 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Sharp Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rocks | N 6° | 1,019 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bryson Mountain | WNW 294° | 976 m | 22.1 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NNW 341° | 954 m | 16.0 mi |
| Butterfly Knob | N 6° | 890 m | 18.9 mi |
| Nicholson Mountain | WNW 296° | 873 m | 19.3 mi |
| Jackson Knob | N 352° | 862 m | 21.2 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | WNW 287° | 803 m | 22.7 mi |
| Jabez Knob | ENE 60° | 771 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:43 | 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 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tazewell, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1310726 — Sharp Mountain, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356851113
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