Short Mountain
Short Mountain rises to 837 m in Tennessee. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the east-southeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.7 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1270210)
Wikidata Q31687662, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 837 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 11.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 13.2 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 16.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelly Knob: 1.8 mi
- Cinder Hill: 2.2 mi
- Little Bald Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Camp Creek Bald: 3.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Clyde Austin 4-H Center: 6.6 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 7.8 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Margarette Falls: 3.4 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 4.3 mi
- Kelly Falls: 5.9 mi
- Dudley Falls: 7.3 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 4.0 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 4.0 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 10.0 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 9.1 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 9.2 mi
- Doak House Museum: 9.5 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 13.4 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 19.2 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 7.3 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 9.1 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 9.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 10.6 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 11.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.1 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 14.7 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 21.7 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 23.1 mi
- Burnett Spring: 23.7 mi
- Overlook Access: 5.8 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 7.6 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 13.7 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 25.0 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 20.8 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 21.6 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Short Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek Bald | ESE 106° | 1,480 m | 3.4 mi |
| Green Ridge Knob | E 86° | 1,480 m | 8.5 mi |
| Gravel Knob | ENE 78° | 1,478 m | 8.4 mi |
| Big Butt | ENE 76° | 1,467 m | 8.1 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | E 100° | 1,438 m | 3.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | ESE 109° | 1,393 m | 9.4 mi |
| Lick Rock | ESE 113° | 1,393 m | 10.1 mi |
| Big Firescald Knob | E 89° | 1,382 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeneville EXP STN, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356775706
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