Peak · Tennessee
Sink Mountain
Sink Mountain rises to 893 m in Tennessee. The Bald stands 1,420 m to the east, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Dry Run Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31687859, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 893 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.37401, -81.96929
- 13.7 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 20.7 mi off the Little Parkway
- 20.7 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 21.2 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Storyteller Rock · 20 mi
- Watauga View · 20 mi
- Calloway Peak · 20 mi
- Top Crag View · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- Watauga Point Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Lower Gorge River Access: 8.7 mi
- Watauga Scenic Area: 9.1 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 10.3 mi
Peaks
- Little Dry Run Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Curtis Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Gipson Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Narrows Knob: 3.9 mi
- Peavey Mountain: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 34
- Blue Hole Falls: 7.0 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 10.7 mi
- Buckeye Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 2.1 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 5.2 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 7.8 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 11.6 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 27
- Mountain Magic Resort: 8.8 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 9.2 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 14.7 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 18.1 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Cardens Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Bee Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Pardee Point: 13.3 mi
- Flagpole Point: 13.5 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 19
- Hellbenders: 19.1 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 19.2 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 19.2 mi
- Time and Honor: 19.2 mi
- Hephaestus: 19.4 mi
Museums: 16
- Welcome Center and Museum: 11.2 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 13.9 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 15.9 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 19.4 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Potters Truck Stop: 5.2 mi
- Trials Playground: 8.7 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 10.0 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 9
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 17.8 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 18.9 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 19.2 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 19.4 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Elk Valley Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 15.6 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 18.2 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 18.6 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 19.2 mi
Springs: 6
- Hampton Spring: 13.0 mi
- Boiling Spring: 19.4 mi
- Shanty Springs: 20.0 mi
- Cave Spring: 20.2 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Virginia Welcome Center: 21.5 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 10.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Sink Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bald | E 99° | 1,420 m | 9.1 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | ESE 112° | 1,333 m | 10.7 mi |
| Toms Knob | SSE 151° | 1,318 m | 12.0 mi |
| Little Stone Mountain | S 173° | 1,305 m | 7.8 mi |
| Rich Knob | N 355° | 1,295 m | 9.3 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | NNE 28° | 1,282 m | 10.0 mi |
| Holston Mountain | NW 314° | 1,264 m | 8.3 mi |
| Holston High Knob | NW 314° | 1,261 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flat Springs 1E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356882885
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 15 mi
- Bristol · 20 mi
- Johnson City · 22 mi
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