Steamboat Rock
Steamboat Rock rises to 779 m in Tennessee. Huckaby Knob stands 953 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Peabody Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31688499, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 779 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 23.3 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 24.2 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 15 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 25 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peabody Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Rock Creek Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Log Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Ruckerd Knob: 4.3 mi
- Kincaid Historical Monument: 3.0 mi
- Wells Springs Access Point: 5.5 mi
- Campbell County Park: 6.5 mi
- Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
- Indian Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Agee: 9.3 mi
- Civil War: 11.4 mi
- Loyston: 13.1 mi
- Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 15.6 mi
- Hangover Rock: 3.7 mi
- High Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Big Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Primroy Arch: 10.7 mi
- Monks Corner: 12.1 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 4.8 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 15.3 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 15.7 mi
- Norris Museum: 16.3 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 17.4 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 14.5 mi
- Winona General Store: 21.8 mi
- Train Cars: 21.9 mi
- Aspire: 23.9 mi
- Tri-State Point: 24.3 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 11.9 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 23.9 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 11.1 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 12.9 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 19.3 mi
- Butchers Spring: 23.6 mi
- Loyston: 13.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Steamboat Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckaby Knob | WSW 241° | 953 m | 13.4 mi |
| Pine Bald | SW 234° | 935 m | 14.3 mi |
| Adkins Mountain | WSW 248° | 918 m | 14.3 mi |
| Stout Knob | ENE 64° | 892 m | 6.7 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | W 272° | 859 m | 8.1 mi |
| Koker Knob | ENE 56° | 850 m | 4.9 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | ENE 57° | 803 m | 13.2 mi |
| Sexton Mountain | WNW 284° | 761 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:20 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356777463
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