Straight Mountain
Straight Mountain rises to 687 m in Tennessee. Hurricane Mountain stands 1,007 m to the southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Day Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31688853, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 687 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 15.6 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Day Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Gray Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Silcox Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cordell Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Roach Creek Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Flat Creek Park: 7.8 mi
- Highschool Park: 8.9 mi
- Asbury Park: 10.2 mi
- Cove Lake State: 10.3 mi
- Robbins park: 11.0 mi
- Why Miners Fought: 15.7 mi
- Convict Lease System: 15.7 mi
- Militia Hill: 15.7 mi
- American Chestnuts: 15.7 mi
- Coal Creek War: 15.7 mi
- McCoy Rocks: 10.5 mi
- Jakes Hole Overlook: 15.7 mi
- Sheep Rock: 16.2 mi
- Devil's Slot: 17.0 mi
- Needles Eye: 17.0 mi
- Museum of Scott County: 8.7 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 15.0 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 16.0 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 20.2 mi
- Norris Museum: 20.9 mi
- Train Cars: 3.2 mi
- Winona General Store: 3.5 mi
- Abandoned Train: 14.4 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 19.0 mi
- Tackett Homesite & Graves: 22.6 mi
- Diocese Arch: 16.6 mi
- Split Bow Arch: 20.2 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 23.2 mi
- Amphitheater Arch: 23.6 mi
- Etta's Arch: 23.9 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 15.4 mi
- Debord Falls: 15.9 mi
- Angel Falls: 17.5 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 22.5 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 8.3 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 24.0 mi
- Fork Mountain: 16.0 mi
- Montgomery: 21.0 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 17.3 mi
- Massengil Spring: 24.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 22.3 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 23.8 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Straight Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Mountain | SE 130° | 1,007 m | 8.3 mi |
| Hatmaker Knob | SE 129° | 976 m | 7.7 mi |
| Ash Log Mountain | SE 141° | 975 m | 7.7 mi |
| Grissel Knob | SE 125° | 973 m | 7.8 mi |
| Huckaby Knob | E 101° | 953 m | 6.5 mi |
| Massengale Mountain | SE 135° | 936 m | 6.4 mi |
| Pine Bald | ESE 115° | 935 m | 7.3 mi |
| Miller Mountain | SE 140° | 923 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneida, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356777833
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