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Standing Stone

Standing Stone, seen from above at true elevation

Standing Stone rises to 592 m in Tennessee. Bryson Mountain stands 976 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Leach Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31429305, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
592 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.49952, -83.89298

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
Cliffs: 12
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 7
  • Campbell County Historical: 15.0 mi
  • Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 18.0 mi
  • Lenoir Museum: 22.2 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 22.4 mi
  • Norris Museum: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 13.4 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Tri-State Point: 14.0 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Standing Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bryson MountainNNE 34°976 m5.8 mi
Stout KnobWSW 243°892 m3.8 mi
Nicholson MountainNE 53°873 m7.6 mi
Rich MountainNNE 13°860 m5.6 mi
Koker KnobWSW 250°850 m5.6 mi
Horseshoe MountainNNE 33°803 m3.2 mi
Steamboat RockWSW 244°779 m10.4 mi
Leach MountainN 7°757 m1.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:1820:1920:58
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4516:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556572757468574639
Precip in4.65.05.25.14.85.05.83.83.62.83.85.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356777375

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