Peak · Tennessee
Sink Mountain
Sink Mountain rises to 929 m in Tennessee. The Bald stands 1,420 m to the east, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Curtis Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1270369).
Wikidata Q31687885, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 929 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.36151, -81.98373
- 13.0 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 20.4 mi off the Little Parkway
- 20.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.5 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Watauga View · 20 mi
- Storyteller Rock · 20 mi
- Calloway Peak · 20 mi
- Top Crag View · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Curtis Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Gipson Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Little Dry Run Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Peavey Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Stump Knob: 4.0 mi
Parks
- Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Watauga Point Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Watauga Scenic Area: 8.0 mi
- Lower Gorge River Access: 8.4 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Blue Hole Falls: 7.0 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 9.8 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 9.9 mi
- Laurel Falls: 10.4 mi
- Splash Dam Falls: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 3.3 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 6.1 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 7.1 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 12.7 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 27
- Wautauga Dam: 8.2 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 8.9 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 15.0 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 17.7 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Cardens Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Bee Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Pardee Point: 12.1 mi
- Flagpole Point: 12.3 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 19
- Hellbenders: 19.4 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 19.4 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 19.4 mi
- Time and Honor: 19.5 mi
- Hephaestus: 19.6 mi
Museums: 16
- Welcome Center and Museum: 12.4 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 13.5 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 15.0 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 19.3 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Potters Truck Stop: 6.4 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 8.9 mi
- Trials Playground: 9.9 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 9
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 18.7 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 19.1 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 19.4 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 19.7 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Elk Valley Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 16.0 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 17.8 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 18.3 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 19.3 mi
Springs: 6
- Hampton Spring: 11.9 mi
- Shanty Springs: 19.6 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 20.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 20.6 mi
- Cave Spring: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Virginia Welcome Center: 21.6 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 9.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Sink Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bald | E 93° | 1,420 m | 9.8 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | ESE 106° | 1,333 m | 11.1 mi |
| Toms Knob | SE 145° | 1,318 m | 11.7 mi |
| Little Stone Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,305 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rich Knob | N 360° | 1,295 m | 10.2 mi |
| White Rocks Mountain | SW 214° | 1,295 m | 11.6 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | NNE 29° | 1,282 m | 11.1 mi |
| Holston Mountain | NW 322° | 1,264 m | 8.4 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 | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1270369 — Sink Mountain, Johnson County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356775961
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 14 mi
- Bristol · 20 mi
- Johnson City · 21 mi
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