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Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Stone Mountain rises to 1,129 m in Tennessee. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Honeycomb Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31688693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1129 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.21011, -82.26763

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 27
Waterfalls: 25
  • Red Fork Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Coon Den Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Martin Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Dennis Cove Waterfall: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 25
Museums: 15
Artworks: 10
  • Junaluska: 10.3 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 20.3 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 20.4 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 20.4 mi
  • Stream: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 8.7 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 8.8 mi
  • Wautauga Dam: 11.2 mi
  • Appalachian Caverns: 20.4 mi
  • Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 10.2 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 10.1 mi
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 23.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Hampton Spring: 7.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Stone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roan High KnobSE 132°1,916 m10.9 mi
Cloudland MountainSE 133°1,883 m10.5 mi
Beartown MountainSE 131°1,674 m9.6 mi
Unaka MountainSSW 197°1,579 m5.5 mi
Yellow SpotSSE 150°1,554 m10.8 mi
Fork MountainSSE 148°1,521 m10.6 mi
Little Rock KnobESE 122°1,499 m7.8 mi
Little Bald KnobSSE 167°1,359 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1320:1220:50
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3716:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566471757468574639
Precip in3.83.84.03.84.45.25.94.23.02.83.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356839930

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