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Sheepbed Mountain

Sheepbed Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sheepbed Mountain rises to 539 m in Tennessee. Chimneytop stands 945 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinquapin Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31687457, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
539 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.28101, -83.02650

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 13
  • Joseph Rogers Building: 8.7 mi
  • Hale Springs Inn: 8.8 mi
  • Kyle House: 8.8 mi
  • Rod Armstrong Building: 8.8 mi
  • Valentine Sevier Home: 13.6 mi
Museums: 9
  • Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 3.8 mi
  • Bulls Gap Railroad Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Swift Museum: 8.9 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 13.6 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Rocky Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Tate Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Cold Spring: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Overlook Access: 23.2 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 23.5 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Sheepbed Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ChimneytopENE 64°945 m19.8 mi
Fodderstack MountainENE 65°839 m16.5 mi
Short MountainNW 309°808 m11.0 mi
Stone MountainENE 63°789 m14.8 mi
Stony LumpENE 64°766 m13.2 mi
Devils NoseN 5°727 m12.1 mi
Brokenback MountainENE 64°675 m8.4 mi
Brown MountainENE 59°659 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1019:44
June solstice06:1620:1520:54
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:4016:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566572757469584739
Precip in4.64.24.54.54.14.44.93.23.32.73.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogersville 1 NE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1303554 — Sheepbed Mountain, Hawkins County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356839509

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