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Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain rises to 1,099 m in Tennessee. Cosby Knob stands 1,585 m to the south-southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hall Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31688651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1099 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.86510, -83.14376

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 59
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 3.2 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 11.7 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 21.1 mi
  • Parrot Mountain and Gardens: 21.3 mi
  • Jayell Ranch Adventure Park: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 42
Parks: 27
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cosby Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 15.6 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 13.5 mi
  • Dolly Parton childhood home: 14.4 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 17.6 mi
  • Masonic Monument: 22.8 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 22.9 mi
Springs: 7
Rest areas: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Bear: 22.6 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 23.6 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 23.6 mi
  • Fish: 23.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Stone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cosby KnobSSW 194°1,585.1 m9.7 mi
Sunup KnobS 190°1,534.24 m8.4 mi
Mount CammererS 188°1,502.05 m7.1 mi
Rocky Face MountainSSW 195°1,417.19 m8.5 mi
Laurel MountainESE 109°1,311 m9.6 mi
Snowbird MountainSE 136°1,295 m7.3 mi
Richbut MountainSSW 194°1,289.02 m7.3 mi
Wildcat TopSE 134°1,284 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1720:1520:53
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:4016:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586672767569594942
Precip in4.23.94.74.44.66.46.54.64.02.73.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356883507

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