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Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Stone Mountain rises to 789 m in Tennessee. Chimneytop stands 945 m to the east-northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Stony Lump, a peak 1.7 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31688664, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
789 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.37899, -82.78960

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Baileyton Community Park: 4.2 mi
  • Surgoinsville Creek Side Park: 7.2 mi
  • Thomas Amis Historic Park: 9.5 mi
  • Laurel Run Park: 10.1 mi
  • Eastman Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 26
Historic sites: 16
  • Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant: 5.9 mi
  • Rod Armstrong Building: 12.2 mi
  • Hale Springs Inn: 12.3 mi
  • Kyle House: 12.3 mi
  • Joseph Rogers Building: 12.3 mi
Museums: 15
  • Swift Museum: 12.4 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 14.2 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 15.2 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Hell Hollow Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Squibb Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Margarette Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Pine Ridge Falls: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 2.3 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 3.0 mi
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Kingsport Aquatic Center: 15.5 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 24.6 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Stone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ChimneytopENE 66°945 m5.0 mi
Chimneytop MountainENE 66°926 m5.0 mi
Fodderstack MountainE 80°839 m1.8 mi
Stony LumpSW 231°766 m1.7 mi
Devils NoseWNW 293°727 m13.2 mi
Holston River MountainNE 43°707 m12.3 mi
Brokenback MountainWSW 242°675 m6.4 mi
Brown MountainWSW 250°659 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1420:1520:53
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4016:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566572757469584739
Precip in4.64.24.54.54.14.44.93.23.32.73.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogersville 1 NE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356839932

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