Short Mountain
Short Mountain rises to 727 m in Tennessee. Hurricane Mountain stands 1,007 m to the south-southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Cumberland Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31687622, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 727 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Cumberland Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Walnut Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Fork Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Turley Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Asbury Park: 5.9 mi
- Campbell County Park: 6.1 mi
- Cove Lake State: 6.4 mi
- Kincaid Historical Monument: 11.7 mi
- Pine Hill Community Park: 12.6 mi
- Agee: 12.3 mi
- Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Fort Anderson: 13.1 mi
- Ghosts of Convict Miners: 13.1 mi
- American Chestnuts: 13.2 mi
- Hangover Rock: 12.3 mi
- High Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Primroy Arch: 16.3 mi
- River Ridge: 16.5 mi
- Big Cliff: 19.4 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 5.4 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 12.9 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 15.2 mi
- Norris Museum: 16.3 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 17.2 mi
- Winona General Store: 12.9 mi
- Train Cars: 13.1 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 14.1 mi
- Abandoned Train: 19.7 mi
- Aspire: 21.9 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 4.1 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 16.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 14.3 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 16.1 mi
- Loyston: 17.5 mi
- Fork Mountain: 22.1 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 22.7 mi
- Debord Falls: 23.2 mi
- Split Bow Arch: 23.2 mi
- Hole In Rock Arch: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Short Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,007 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hatmaker Knob | SSW 204° | 976 m | 8.7 mi |
| Ash Log Mountain | SSW 208° | 975 m | 10.2 mi |
| Grissel Knob | SSW 203° | 973 m | 8.1 mi |
| Huckaby Knob | SW 217° | 953 m | 5.3 mi |
| Massengale Mountain | SW 214° | 936 m | 9.1 mi |
| Pine Bald | SSW 206° | 935 m | 6.8 mi |
| Miller Mountain | SSW 204° | 923 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:20 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356775720
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