Short Mountain
Short Mountain rises to 469 m in Tennessee. Chimneytop stands 945 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1270211).
Wikidata Q31687677, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 469 m
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 27.5 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 27.5 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 28.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 28 mi
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Mountain: 0.7 mi
- High Spur: 1.6 mi
- Little Piney Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Louderback Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Saint Clair Park: 7.6 mi
- Baileyton Community Park: 7.6 mi
- Thomas Amis Historic Park: 9.3 mi
- The Big Spring: 11.2 mi
- Forest Park: 11.2 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 9.6 mi
- White Cliff: 12.1 mi
- Skulley Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Miller Bluff: 15.0 mi
- The Cliffs: 17.6 mi
- Joseph Rogers Building: 8.8 mi
- Hale Springs Inn: 8.8 mi
- Kyle House: 8.8 mi
- Rod Armstrong Building: 8.8 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 11.2 mi
- Bulls Gap Railroad Museum: 7.2 mi
- Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 7.2 mi
- Swift Museum: 9.0 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 11.2 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 11.2 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 20.8 mi
- Margarette Falls: 20.9 mi
- Pete's Branch Falls: 22.2 mi
- Kelly Falls: 22.3 mi
- Dudley Falls: 22.9 mi
- Poor Valley Creek: 15.1 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 17.2 mi
- Crosby Pothole Refuge: 18.9 mi
- Rocky Spring: 18.8 mi
- Tate Spring: 21.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.4 mi
- Overlook Access: 22.2 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 22.8 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 9.4 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 11.7 mi
- Mahala Mullins Cabin: 23.6 mi
- Vardy Presbyterian Church: 23.6 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 11.7 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Short Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimneytop | ENE 59° | 945 m | 16.5 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | ENE 59° | 926 m | 16.5 mi |
| Fodderstack Mountain | ENE 59° | 839 m | 13.2 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NE 56° | 789 m | 11.6 mi |
| Stony Lump | ENE 57° | 766 m | 9.9 mi |
| Devils Nose | NNW 348° | 727 m | 12.0 mi |
| Brokenback Mountain | NE 49° | 675 m | 5.2 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NE 46° | 659 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 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 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356775710
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 29 mi
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