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Vowell Mountain

Vowell Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Vowell Mountain rises to 813 m in Tennessee. Cross Mountain stands 1,075 m to the west-southwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sun Butte, a peak 0.7 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31690610, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
813 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.21480, -84.19270

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 38
  • Why Miners Fought: 1.3 mi
  • Convict Lease System: 1.3 mi
  • Coal Creek War: 1.3 mi
  • Militia Hill: 1.3 mi
  • American Chestnuts: 1.3 mi
Museums: 23
Cliffs: 10
Gardens: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 5.9 mi
  • Aspire: 9.3 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 11.5 mi
  • Train Cars: 15.7 mi
  • Winona General Store: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Massengil Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Herron Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Love's Creek Spring: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Emory Gap Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Debord Falls: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Saratoga Pavillion: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Vowell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainWSW 242°1,075 m2.4 mi
The Flag PoleWSW 242°1,075 m2.4 mi
Redoak MountainWSW 236°1,027 m4.0 mi
Buffalo MountainWSW 241°1,008 m7.5 mi
Hurricane MountainNW 315°1,007 m6.4 mi
Pilot MountainSW 223°993 m6.3 mi
Burge MountainWSW 258°993 m11.8 mi
Patterson MountainSW 236°984 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:2120:2020:58
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4516:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566471747468574638
Precip in5.15.45.55.84.34.95.44.34.13.44.05.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356780898

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