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Shingle Mountain

Shingle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Shingle Mountain rises to 488 m in Tennessee. Gregory Bald stands 1,505 m to the east-southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Buchannan Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31687594, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
488 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.56119, -84.02352

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Waterfalls: 36
  • Lower Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Abrams Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Aiken Branch Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Bear Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 10
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 14.4 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Saratoga Pavillion: 21.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Poplar Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Herron Spring: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Sam Houston Statue: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Shingle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gregory BaldESE 108°1,505.1 m9.3 mi
Gregorys Little BaldESE 106°1,452 m9.8 mi
Parson BaldESE 112°1,441.65 m8.5 mi
Doe KnobESE 102°1,381.11 m11.7 mi
Brier Lick KnobESE 103°1,379.07 m11.4 mi
Greer KnobESE 104°1,362.08 m12.4 mi
Forge KnobESE 105°1,358.82 m10.6 mi
Powell KnobE 100°1,354.09 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:48
June solstice06:2220:1820:56
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4216:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576471747368584841
Precip in5.44.85.44.74.95.55.04.13.62.94.25.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1270108 — Shingle Mountain, Blount County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356775564

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