Tellico Mountain
Tellico Mountain rises to 587 m in Tennessee. Hazelnut Knob stands 1,136 m to the southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bakers Grave Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31689573, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 587 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whig Cove · 15 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 16 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 16 mi
- Haw Knob · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Holly Flats Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Towee Recreation Area: 12.1 mi
- Indian Boundary Recreation Area: 12.1 mi
- Powerhouse Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
- Bakers Grave Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Queens Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Peaky Top: 1.5 mi
- Mocking Crow Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Groundhog Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bald River Falls: 6.9 mi
- Baby Falls: 7.0 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 9.4 mi
- North Shoal Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- South Shoal Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- World War I Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Company A: 12.7 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 12.7 mi
- Fort Marr Blockhouse: 15.2 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 12.6 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 12.7 mi
- All Nations Cross: 13.9 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 14.0 mi
- Prayer Mountain: 14.0 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 3.2 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 12.6 mi
- Swift Museum: 15.5 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 18.5 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 18.8 mi
- White Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.2 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 12.1 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 23.1 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 23.1 mi
- Calderwood: 21.5 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 23.7 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 24.0 mi
- Parksville Beach: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Tellico Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelnut Knob | SE 130° | 1,136 m | 8.7 mi |
| Nit Top | SE 125° | 1,112 m | 9.0 mi |
| Waucheesi Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,105 m | 5.6 mi |
| Cantrell Top | SE 137° | 1,100 m | 5.5 mi |
| Joe Top | SE 133° | 1,024 m | 9.9 mi |
| Rose Top | SE 128° | 1,015 m | 9.6 mi |
| Peels Top | SSE 156° | 990 m | 5.7 mi |
| Gravelstand Top | ESE 106° | 924 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356778897
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