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Sol Messer Mountain

Sol Messer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sol Messer Mountain rises to 649 m in Tennessee. Mount Cammerer stands 1,502 m to the south-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31688284, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
649 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.88371, -83.07710

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 36
Parks: 25
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 12
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 9.5 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 13.7 mi
  • Dolly Parton childhood home: 18.3 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 19.0 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Cosby Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 12.6 mi
Springs: 7
Attractions: 4
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 6.0 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 15.2 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 20.0 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Sol Messer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CammererSSW 210°1,502.05 m9.6 mi
Max Patch MountainSE 132°1,407 m9.0 mi
Tennessee BluffESE 108°1,406 m9.5 mi
Laurel MountainSE 130°1,311 m6.9 mi
Rich MountainESE 122°1,311 m8.4 mi
Snowbird MountainSSE 168°1,295 m6.6 mi
Round MountainESE 110°1,290 m7.0 mi
Wildcat TopSSE 164°1,284 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1720:1520:53
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:4016:4317:23

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356883474

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