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. 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
Peaks
- Sink Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Little Dry Run Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Curtis Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Gipson Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Sink Mountain: 3.0 mi
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
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: 33
- 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
Gardens: 10
- 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
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 19.5 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
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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