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Snowbird Mountain

Snowbird Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Snowbird Mountain rises to 1,295 m in Tennessee. Mount Sterling stands 1,781 m to the south-southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Top, a peak 0.6 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 9.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31688260, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1295 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.78967, -83.05248

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 49
  • Little Fall Branch Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 5.7 mi
  • Mouse Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 13
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 11.8 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 14.2 mi
  • Ghost Town Village: 18.4 mi
  • Masonic Monument: 18.8 mi
  • Dolly Parton childhood home: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Cosby Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 5.7 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 15.5 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 18.3 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 18.8 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 19.7 mi
Springs: 7
Rest areas: 4
Museums: 4
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Shook Museum: 19.3 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Mountain Farm Museum: 23.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Chief Junaluska: 18.5 mi
  • Berm Park: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Snowbird Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SterlingSSW 213°1,780.95 m7.2 mi
Sunup KnobWSW 245°1,534.24 m7.3 mi
Mount CammererWSW 254°1,502.05 m6.4 mi
Rocky Face MountainWSW 248°1,417.19 m7.9 mi
Max Patch MountainE 85°1,407 m5.4 mi
Naked Place MountainSE 125°1,406 m7.2 mi
Rough KnobESE 112°1,381 m7.8 mi
Haynes KnobSE 137°1,356 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1019:44
June solstice06:1720:1420:52
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3916:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356839723

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