Thompson Mountain
Thompson Mountain rises to 792 m in Tennessee. Big Fodderstack stands 1,013 m to the east-southeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is England Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31689697, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 792 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- England Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bird Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Love Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Chimney Top Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Pleas McCartt Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Solomon Park and Civic Center: 3.9 mi
- Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area: 3.9 mi
- Nemo Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Summers Park: 10.4 mi
- Oakdale City Park: 11.0 mi
- Lake Shore: 15.7 mi
- K-33: 15.9 mi
- K-31: 16.2 mi
- K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant): 16.4 mi
- K-27: 16.6 mi
- Image Wall: 10.1 mi
- Sheep Rock: 15.6 mi
- McCoy Rocks: 17.4 mi
- Red Cliff: 18.1 mi
- Stowe Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 12.6 mi
- K-25 History Center: 16.7 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 16.8 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 17.5 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 18.1 mi
- Massengil Spring: 12.4 mi
- Delozier Spring: 16.7 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 17.1 mi
- Poplar Spring: 19.8 mi
- Rose Spring: 22.6 mi
- Abandoned Train: 8.4 mi
- Train Cars: 14.0 mi
- Winona General Store: 16.7 mi
- Aspire: 23.1 mi
- Debord Falls: 3.1 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 3.4 mi
- Ozone Falls: 24.0 mi
- Montgomery: 5.0 mi
- Fork Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Wheat: 16.9 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 14.9 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 20.0 mi
- Diocese Arch: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Thompson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Fodderstack | ESE 112° | 1,013 m | 7.0 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | E 87° | 1,007 m | 5.0 mi |
| Squire Knob | E 85° | 1,002 m | 4.3 mi |
| Frozen Head | ESE 110° | 1,001 m | 4.5 mi |
| Burge Mountain | ENE 72° | 993 m | 7.8 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ENE 69° | 988 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | ENE 78° | 985 m | 4.0 mi |
| American Knob | ESE 112° | 984 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancing 6 NW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1272555 — Thompson Mountain, Morgan County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356779271
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