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Tilson Mountain

Tilson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tilson Mountain rises to 993 m in Tennessee. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the southeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31689844, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
993 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01798, -82.53476

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 46
  • Birchfield Camp Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Lower Higgins Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Trillium Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Longarm Branch Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 26
Cliffs: 17
Museums: 14
  • Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 13.3 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 14.8 mi
  • McElroy House: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Rock Bridge: 14.9 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 14.9 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 14.9 mi
  • Friends: 14.9 mi
  • Stream: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Overlook Access: 17.7 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 19.3 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 20.1 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 5
  • French Broad Rafting: 16.1 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 16.2 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 18.7 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 23.0 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Tilson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldSE 128°1,674 m3.2 mi
Big StampSE 125°1,639 m3.0 mi
Little BaldE 100°1,575 m4.2 mi
Upper Haw KnobSSE 153°1,492 m4.7 mi
Green Ridge KnobWNW 291°1,480 m5.2 mi
Gravel KnobWNW 300°1,478 m6.0 mi
Big ButtWNW 301°1,467 m6.4 mi
Sampson MountainSE 129°1,454 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1420:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1327220 — Tilson Mountain, Unicoi County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356883581

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