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Short Mountain

Short Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.03733, -82.77403

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 24
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 12
  • 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
Historic sites: 9
  • 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
  • Moye Rest: 12.9 mi
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • 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
Attractions: 2
  • French Broad Rafting: 13.7 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 20.8 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Short Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camp Creek BaldESE1,480 m3.4 mi
Green Ridge KnobE1,480 m8.5 mi
Gravel KnobENE1,478 m8.4 mi
Big ButtENE1,467 m8.1 mi
Little Bald MountainE1,438 m3.4 mi
Sugarloaf KnobESE1,393 m9.4 mi
Lick RockESE1,393 m10.1 mi
Big Firescald KnobE1,382 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1420:52
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3916:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047566573767569584740
Precip in3.53.84.04.44.34.35.04.43.02.72.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeneville EXP STN, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356775706

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