Shingle Mountain
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
- 8.8 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 26.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 27.3 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 15 mi
- Whig Cove · 17 mi
- Shute Cove Overlook · 17 mi
- Haw Knob · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buchannan Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Stratton Knob: 1.1 mi
- Cockspur Knob: 1.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.3 mi
- Short Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- Harrison Branch Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Tellico Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Toqua Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- 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
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Morton Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Morton Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 5.9 mi
- Chota Monument: 6.1 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 10.4 mi
- McGhee: 11.0 mi
- Morganton: 12.8 mi
- Tree of Shame: 8.8 mi
- Greenback Castle: 8.9 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 13.7 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 15.0 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 15.5 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 10.8 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 10.9 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 13.9 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 17.2 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 20.4 mi
- 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
- Poplar Spring: 19.0 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 20.9 mi
- Hardin Spring: 20.9 mi
- Herron Spring: 24.1 mi
- Calderwood: 4.8 mi
- Proctor: 17.8 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 13.4 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 16.4 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 17.8 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Bald | ESE 108° | 1,505.1 m | 9.3 mi |
| Gregorys Little Bald | ESE 106° | 1,452 m | 9.8 mi |
| Parson Bald | ESE 112° | 1,441.65 m | 8.5 mi |
| Doe Knob | ESE 102° | 1,381.11 m | 11.7 mi |
| Brier Lick Knob | ESE 103° | 1,379.07 m | 11.4 mi |
| Greer Knob | ESE 104° | 1,362.08 m | 12.4 mi |
| Forge Knob | ESE 105° | 1,358.82 m | 10.6 mi |
| Powell Knob | E 100° | 1,354.09 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
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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