Short Mountain
Short Mountain rises to 808 m in Tennessee. Jabez Knob stands 771 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Potato Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1270216).
Wikidata Q31687715, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 808 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 19.9 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 26.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 29.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Potato Hill: 1.9 mi
- Quarry Hill: 2.3 mi
- Rogers High Point: 2.5 mi
- Stony Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Bell Hill: 3.6 mi
- Saint Clair Park: 6.3 mi
- Harris Court Park: 6.3 mi
- Bean Station Town Park: 6.5 mi
- Bean Station Public Library: 6.7 mi
- Noeton Boat Launch: 8.4 mi
- Bean Station Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Rocky Summit: 9.5 mi
- Joseph Rogers Building: 9.7 mi
- Hale Springs Inn: 9.7 mi
- Kyle House: 9.8 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 4.5 mi
- White Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Fletcher Cliff: 16.4 mi
- The Rounds: 17.1 mi
- Slanting Misery: 17.2 mi
- Bean Station History Museum: 6.3 mi
- Swift Museum: 9.7 mi
- Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 10.2 mi
- Bulls Gap Railroad Museum: 10.3 mi
- Hancock County Welcome Center: 10.5 mi
- Poor Valley Creek: 2.4 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 8.2 mi
- Crosby Pothole Refuge: 9.2 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Buffalo Springs State Game Farm: 24.4 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 21.0 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 22.2 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 23.0 mi
- Rocky Spring: 6.8 mi
- Tate Spring: 9.7 mi
- Mahala Mullins Cabin: 13.6 mi
- Vardy Presbyterian Church: 13.6 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 3.6 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Short Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jabez Knob | NNW 346° | 771 m | 12.1 mi |
| Stony Lump | E 93° | 766 m | 20.4 mi |
| Devils Nose | ENE 62° | 727 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | WNW 285° | 694 m | 16.7 mi |
| Short Mountain | NW 323° | 678 m | 12.0 mi |
| Brokenback Mountain | E 101° | 675 m | 16.3 mi |
| Phoebe Butt | N 353° | 666 m | 16.0 mi |
| Brown Mountain | E 96° | 659 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogersville 1 NE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356775737
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