Starr Mountain
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Starr Mountain rises to 564 m in Tennessee. Little Frog Mountain stands 1,017 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gee Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
Starr Mountain is a mountain in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in the Unicoi range of the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the larger Appalachian Mountains, and is within the boundaries of the Cherokee National Forest.
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Wikidata Q31688484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 564 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 23.7 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 29.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gazebo Overlook · 9 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 11 mi
- Sugerloaf Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Parksville Lake Viewpoint · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gee Knob: 0.8 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Fox Knob: 1.8 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Cog Hill: 2.9 mi
- Lost Corral Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Hiwassee Ocoee State Park: 1.6 mi
- Quinn Springs Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Hiwassee River Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- L&N Depot Park: 5.1 mi
- Fort Marr Blockhouse: 1.6 mi
- Company A: 5.1 mi
- World War I Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 5.2 mi
- CSA Soldiers Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 5.1 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 5.1 mi
- Prayer Mountain: 17.9 mi
- Arise and Shine Marker: 17.9 mi
- Garden Tomb: 18.0 mi
- Lowry Falls: 2.0 mi
- Benton Falls: 8.4 mi
- Big Lost Falls: 8.5 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 9.6 mi
- White Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Henegar Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Sivils Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Ward Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Eads Bluff: 19.7 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 5.1 mi
- Swift Museum: 10.3 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 13.8 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 15.3 mi
- Museum Center at 5ive Points: 20.6 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 5.8 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Parksville Beach: 11.7 mi
- Shady Beach: 13.8 mi
- Shady Beach: 13.8 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 15.3 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 15.4 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 20.0 mi
- BSUMC Giving Garden: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Starr Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Frog Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,017 m | 12.3 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | SSE 151° | 1,016 m | 12.3 mi |
| Smith Mountain | SE 141° | 946 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome | SSW 204° | 921 m | 4.3 mi |
| Lowry Top | S 189° | 818 m | 3.1 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | E 83° | 768 m | 1.5 mi |
| Brock Mountain | SSE 158° | 758 m | 10.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 53° | 721 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:19 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356883485
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