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Snake Den Mountain

Snake Den Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Snake Den Mountain rises to 1,579 m in Tennessee. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the south-southwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Inadu Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31688248, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1578.72 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.73701, -83.24266

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Hen Wallow Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Ramsey Cascades: 3.8 mi
  • Gunter Fork Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Gunter Fork Cascades: 3.9 mi
  • Mouse Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
Attractions
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 7.8 mi
  • Arch Rock: 12.9 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 12.9 mi
  • Hellbender: 14.7 mi
  • Birdventure: 14.7 mi
Parks: 47
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 15
Picnic sites: 10
Springs: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Bear: 14.7 mi
  • Fish: 18.0 mi
  • Selu Statue: 18.8 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 20.2 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Vista Gardens: 14.8 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 18.3 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.8 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Snake Den Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GuyotSSW 201°2,019.13 m2.3 mi
Mount ChapmanSSW 205°1,960.2 m3.8 mi
Old BlackSSW 205°1,938.61 m1.7 mi
Luftee KnobSSE 153°1,894.26 m3.4 mi
Mount YonaguskaS 186°1,883.44 m3.0 mi
Marks KnobS 185°1,878.29 m3.9 mi
Big Cataloochee MountainSE 140°1,875.19 m5.9 mi
Mount HardisonS 186°1,874.57 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1119:45
June solstice06:1820:1520:53
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:4016:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586672767569594942
Precip in4.23.94.74.44.66.46.54.64.02.73.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 8 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1270751 — Snake Den Mountain, Cocke County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/2454963579

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