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Smith Mountain

Smith Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Smith Mountain rises to 946 m in Tennessee. Chimneytop stands 1,137 m to the southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sassafras Knob, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31688180, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
946 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.11397, -84.39437

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 18
  • Big Lost Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 5.9 mi
  • South Shoal Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
  • North Shoal Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Lowry Falls: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Prayer Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Arise and Shine Marker: 8.1 mi
  • Fields of the Wood: 8.1 mi
  • Garden Tomb: 8.2 mi
  • Golgotha Hill: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 4
Museums: 4
Springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Smith Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ChimneytopSW 227°1,137 m9.9 mi
Signal Pole HillSE 126°1,056 m7.6 mi
Pack MountainSE 126°1,049 m7.5 mi
Angelico MountainSE 130°1,027 m7.9 mi
Little Frog MountainSW 226°1,017 m2.0 mi
Sassafras KnobSW 227°1,016 m2.0 mi
Payne MountainESE 119°998 m9.7 mi
Harris TopESE 114°914 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2420:1820:56
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:4316:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351596875787771594842
Precip in4.64.94.94.84.94.55.34.14.13.24.85.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356883470

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