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Short Mountain

Short Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.28538, -82.96210

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 13
  • 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
Museums: 9
  • 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
Waterfalls: 8
Nature reserves: 3
Springs: 3
  • Rocky Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Tate Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Cold Spring: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Overlook Access: 22.2 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 22.8 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 9.4 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Short Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ChimneytopENE 59°945 m16.5 mi
Chimneytop MountainENE 59°926 m16.5 mi
Fodderstack MountainENE 59°839 m13.2 mi
Short MountainWNW 299°808 m13.8 mi
Stone MountainNE 56°789 m11.6 mi
Stony LumpENE 57°766 m9.9 mi
Devils NoseNNW 348°727 m12.0 mi
Brokenback MountainNE 49°675 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1520:1520:53
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4016:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566572757469584739
Precip in4.64.24.54.54.14.44.93.23.32.73.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogersville 1 NE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356775710

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