Shell Mountain
Shell Mountain rises to 634 m in Tennessee. Old Black stands 1,939 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31687510, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 634 m
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 13.3 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 16 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 18 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 18 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Forbidden Caverns: 3.7 mi
- Parrot Mountain and Gardens: 7.9 mi
- Jayell Ranch Adventure Park: 8.4 mi
- Lumberjack Lift: 9.1 mi
- Tennessee Tornado: 9.1 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Pine Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Dixon Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bearwallow Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Short Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Hen Wallow Falls: 11.7 mi
- Thousand Drips: 12.0 mi
- Ramsey Cascades: 12.4 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 12.8 mi
- Baskins Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill Park: 5.4 mi
- Sevierville City Park: 9.3 mi
- Sevier County Park: 9.3 mi
- Mills Park: 9.6 mi
- Paine Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
- The Shinbone: 5.1 mi
- Cat Stairs: 10.3 mi
- Sheepwalk Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Eight Acre Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 13.5 mi
- Tennessee Museum of Aviation: 7.7 mi
- Chasing Rainbows Museum: 9.3 mi
- Sevier County Heritage Museum: 9.3 mi
- Wings Of Wander Mural: 9.3 mi
- Floyd Garett's Muscle Car Museum: 9.6 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 4.8 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 10.3 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 10.3 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 14.5 mi
- John Sevier Monument: 16.0 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 11.5 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Burnett Spring: 13.1 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 16.9 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 19.2 mi
- Strong rock spring: 20.3 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 20.7 mi
- Dolly Parton: 9.4 mi
- Veterans Statue: 9.4 mi
- Fish: 10.5 mi
- Bear: 12.2 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 13.8 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 15.5 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 23.1 mi
- Greenbrier: 10.1 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 17.4 mi
- Indian Cave Park: 23.1 mi
- Vista Gardens: 12.5 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 16.6 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Elkmont: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Shell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Black | SE 143° | 1,939 m | 13.3 mi |
| Inadu Knob | SE 138° | 1,814 m | 13.2 mi |
| Snake Den Mountain | SE 137° | 1,579 m | 12.6 mi |
| Inadu Mountain | SE 137° | 1,578 m | 13.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | S 188° | 1,499 m | 13.4 mi |
| Maddron Bald | SE 140° | 1,392 m | 11.9 mi |
| Snag Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,379 m | 11.2 mi |
| Lookout Rock | S 189° | 1,354 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sevierville, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356775195
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