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Smith Mountain

Smith Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Smith Mountain rises to 715 m in Tennessee. Frozen Head stands 1,001 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cove Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31429255, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
715 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.98396, -84.73661

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Cliffs: 15
Springs: 13
  • Delozier Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 11.8 mi
  • Ambrose Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Rose Spring: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Ozone Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Ray Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Debord Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Emory Gap Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Troop 45: 13.1 mi
  • Lake Shore: 13.8 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 14.4 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 14.4 mi
  • K-33: 18.8 mi
Museums: 6
  • Jane Manley Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 16.4 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 16.4 mi
  • K-25 History Center: 19.6 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 10.9 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 11.7 mi
  • Roadside Table: 18.2 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 20.1 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 17.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Smith Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frozen HeadENE 58°1,001 m18.3 mi
Little Fork MountainENE 59°965 m17.0 mi
Chimney Top MountainENE 58°948 m15.9 mi
Indian KnobENE 61°931 m17.1 mi
England MountainNE 49°921 m17.2 mi
Brady MountainSW 230°893 m17.0 mi
Bear Den MountainSW 225°893 m18.0 mi
Landrom MountainNE 34°884 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:51
June solstice06:2320:2221:00
September equinox07:2819:0419:37
December solstice07:4616:4917:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576573777670584740
Precip in5.45.45.55.64.75.56.03.84.43.54.66.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockwood 2, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1303685 — Smith Mountain, Cumberland County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356839691

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