Turkeypen Mountain
Turkeypen Mountain rises to 368 m in Tennessee. Hemlock Knob stands 1,211 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lynn Carden Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31690247, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 368 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 17.0 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 29.6 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 16 mi
- Whig Cove · 17 mi
- Haw Knob · 17 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lynn Carden Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Birchfield Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Red Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Cedar Knob: 3.0 mi
- Wies Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Ballplay Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Notchy Creek Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- Toqua Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Memorial: 6.3 mi
- McGee Carson Peninsula State Historic Park: 6.8 mi
- Baby Falls: 11.8 mi
- Bald River Falls: 12.0 mi
- Falls Branch Falls: 13.5 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 14.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 15.3 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 7.5 mi
- Chota Monument: 7.6 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 7.6 mi
- McGhee: 8.6 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 12.5 mi
- White Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Morton Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 6.3 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 9.1 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
- Carmichael Inn Museum: 18.2 mi
- Swift Museum: 19.1 mi
- Greenback Castle: 10.0 mi
- The Lost Sea: 11.2 mi
- Tree of Shame: 18.1 mi
- Caboose: 18.3 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 19.6 mi
- Poplar Spring: 18.0 mi
- Hardin Spring: 22.1 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 22.1 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 23.0 mi
- Huffine Spring: 25.0 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 23.6 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 23.7 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 12.2 mi
- Calderwood: 14.2 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 18.6 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Turkeypen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemlock Knob | SE 140° | 1,211 m | 11.8 mi |
| Turkey Creek Mountain | SE 145° | 1,063 m | 11.0 mi |
| Flats Mountain | SE 133° | 1,013 m | 10.8 mi |
| Salt Spring Mountain | E 99° | 953 m | 10.6 mi |
| Tellico Mountain | SSW 196° | 587 m | 12.2 mi |
| Harlan Mountain | S 176° | 565 m | 3.4 mi |
| Peaked Top | S 176° | 565 m | 3.4 mi |
| Tyler Mountain | SE 139° | 560 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356840365
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