Turkey Creek Mountain
Turkey Creek Mountain rises to 1,063 m in Tennessee. Huckleberry Knob stands 1,696 m to the east-southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hemlock Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Cherohala Skyway runs past it.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31429455, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1063 m
How to reach it
- On the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 6 mi
- Whig Cove · 6 mi
- Haw Knob · 7 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hemlock Knob: 1.3 mi
- Flats Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Rock: 3.6 mi
- Ikes Peak: 4.4 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Indian Boundary Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Fall Branch Scenic Area: 3.3 mi
- Double Camp Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
- Holly Flats Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Falls Branch Falls: 3.5 mi
- Baby Falls: 3.7 mi
- Bald River Falls: 3.8 mi
- Violet Falls: 7.1 mi
- Upper Cold Branch Falls: 7.4 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 13.1 mi
- Chota Monument: 13.5 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 16.9 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 11.0 mi
- Tree of Shame: 13.8 mi
- All Nations Cross: 17.6 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 17.9 mi
- Garden Tomb: 17.9 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 13.9 mi
- White Cliff: 16.1 mi
- Morton Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 9.6 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 16.0 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 18.1 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 18.2 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 21.6 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 22.2 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 24.3 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 24.3 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 24.3 mi
- Calderwood: 12.3 mi
- Proctor: 23.8 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Turkey Creek Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Knob | ESE 109° | 1,696 m | 7.9 mi |
| Haw Knob | ESE 122° | 1,662 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hooper Bald | ESE 117° | 1,650 m | 8.3 mi |
| Big Junction | SE 125° | 1,638 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Knob | ESE 106° | 1,636 m | 7.8 mi |
| Laurel Top | SE 127° | 1,615 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Haw Knob | ESE 122° | 1,562 m | 6.0 mi |
| Grassy Top | SE 134° | 1,514 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:18 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356883627
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