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Temple Hill

Temple Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Temple Hill rises to 1,098 m in Tennessee. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the south-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is No Business Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31689597, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1098 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.08010, -82.46080

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 45
  • Lower Higgins Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Birchfield Camp Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Martin Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Sill Branch Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Josiah Falls: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • WWII Memorial: 4.9 mi
  • Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 9.5 mi
  • Moye Rest: 10.5 mi
  • Otway Burns: 14.4 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 23
Museums: 17
Artworks: 10
  • Rock Bridge: 14.4 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 14.4 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 14.5 mi
  • Stream: 14.5 mi
  • Friends: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Overlook Access: 22.8 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.8 mi
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 24.2 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 5
  • ETSU Community Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 21.5 mi
  • Terrace garden: 21.5 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 23.5 mi
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 17.4 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 17.5 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 19.6 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 22.0 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 24.1 mi
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Temple Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldSSW 195°1,674 m6.5 mi
Big StampSSW 195°1,639 m6.2 mi
Unaka MountainENE 68°1,579 m9.9 mi
Little BaldS 180°1,575 m5.0 mi
Upper Haw KnobSSW 193°1,492 m8.7 mi
Green Ridge KnobWSW 255°1,480 m9.3 mi
Gravel KnobW 262°1,478 m9.4 mi
Big ButtW 264°1,467 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1420:1320:51
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3816:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556371747368574639
Precip in3.53.33.84.04.85.15.54.83.32.52.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356778915

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