Sourwood Mountain
Sourwood Mountain rises to 431 m in Tennessee. Green Top stands 921 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Batten Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31688311, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 431 m
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 19.3 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Batten Knob: 1.6 mi
- Thomas Knob: 2.0 mi
- Branners Knob: 2.5 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 3.4 mi
- Roderick Mountain: 3.5 mi
- New Market City Park: 2.7 mi
- Roy Harmon Park: 5.7 mi
- Centennial Park: 5.7 mi
- Mossy Creek Station: 6.2 mi
- Nelson Merry Park: 6.4 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 15.4 mi
- Skyland Ranch: 16.7 mi
- Apple Barn and Cider Mill: 17.1 mi
- Ripley's Illusion Lab: 17.2 mi
- WonderWorks: 17.4 mi
- Netherton Campus Gate: 5.9 mi
- Strawberry Plains Fortification: 6.4 mi
- John Sevier Monument: 12.4 mi
- Hamblen County Veterans Memorial: 18.5 mi
- Old Lee Highway: 19.0 mi
- First House In Blaine: 8.6 mi
- Floyd Garett's Muscle Car Museum: 14.0 mi
- Wings Of Wander Mural: 14.3 mi
- Sevier County Heritage Museum: 14.4 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 14.5 mi
- Race Track Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Sheepwalk Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Eight Acre Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Kitts Point: 10.4 mi
- Hanging Rock: 10.6 mi
- Indian Cave Park: 6.0 mi
- Buffalo Springs State Game Farm: 9.3 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 10.3 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 17.3 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 17.9 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 13.3 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 18.0 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 18.9 mi
- Grow Lab: 21.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.6 mi
- Dolly Parton: 14.3 mi
- Veterans Statue: 14.3 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 19.4 mi
- Fish: 19.8 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 21.0 mi
- Strong rock spring: 8.2 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 15.9 mi
- Tate Spring: 22.5 mi
- Burnett Spring: 24.5 mi
- Rocky Spring: 24.5 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 12.8 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 18.1 mi
- Loyston: 24.4 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Sourwood Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Top | SSW 195° | 921 m | 18.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | ESE 119° | 810 m | 19.0 mi |
| Joppa Mountain | NNW 347° | 745 m | 12.9 mi |
| Donehew Head | NW 325° | 643 m | 11.4 mi |
| Shell Mountain | SE 144° | 634 m | 17.5 mi |
| House Mountain | WNW 284° | 629 m | 10.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 197° | 624 m | 17.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | SE 143° | 614 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson City, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356851179
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