Short Mountain
Short Mountain rises to 678 m in Tennessee. White Rocks stands 1,019 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Jabez Knob, a peak 4.7 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31687690, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 678 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 11.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 19.4 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Overlook · 21 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 21 mi
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jabez Knob: 4.7 mi
- Butt of Newmans Ridge: 5.9 mi
- Jackson Hill: 6.2 mi
- Evans Knob: 6.6 mi
- Big Hollow Hill: 7.9 mi
- appartment playground: 4.8 mi
- Sneedville City Park: 4.8 mi
- Hancock Mid/High: 6.5 mi
- Thomas Walker Civic Park: 11.4 mi
- Bean Station Town Park: 11.7 mi
- Bean Station Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Bean Station Original Site: 13.9 mi
- Joseph Martin monument: 14.4 mi
- Martin's Station: 14.4 mi
- Clinchdale Farm: 15.2 mi
- Mahala Mullins Cabin: 8.1 mi
- Vardy Presbyterian Church: 8.1 mi
- Tri-State Point: 21.1 mi
- NARROW: 23.9 mi
- Hawkeye Overlook: 24.2 mi
- Slanting Misery: 5.2 mi
- Fletcher Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Shelton Bluff: 16.1 mi
- White Cliff: 16.2 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Poor Valley Creek: 12.1 mi
- Martins Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area: 15.5 mi
- Crosby Pothole Refuge: 15.8 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 16.2 mi
- Hancock County Welcome Center: 5.2 mi
- Bean Station History Museum: 12.3 mi
- Swift Museum: 18.3 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 20.4 mi
- Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 22.2 mi
- Rocky Spring: 12.4 mi
- Tate Spring: 12.7 mi
- Butchers Spring: 19.9 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 24.3 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 15.4 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Short Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rocks | NW 324° | 1,019 m | 12.5 mi |
| Fox Knob | N 349° | 997 m | 19.7 mi |
| Grays Knob | N 3° | 973 m | 18.5 mi |
| Kitts Knob | NNE 19° | 959 m | 21.9 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NW 304° | 954 m | 17.2 mi |
| Reynolds Mountain | NNW 334° | 952 m | 20.2 mi |
| Potato Knob | N 350° | 941 m | 17.5 mi |
| Notch Rock | NNE 24° | 893 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 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 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tazewell, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1270215 — Short Mountain, Hancock County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356775732
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