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Walnut Mountain

Walnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Walnut Mountain rises to 1,276 m in Tennessee. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the east, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 4.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31690829, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1276 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.83843, -82.93653

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 33
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 13
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 5.7 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 6.9 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 12.7 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 14.4 mi
  • US Constitution: 14.4 mi
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 9.3 mi
  • Overlook Access: 10.8 mi
Museums: 7
  • Shook Museum: 21.2 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 21.7 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 21.8 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 23.0 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 11.9 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 11.9 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 20.3 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 23.4 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Chief Junaluska: 21.4 mi
  • Berm Park: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 19.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Walnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bluff MountainE 83°1,430 m1.7 mi
Bald KnobS 170°1,408 m7.1 mi
Max Patch MountainSSW 202°1,407 m3.1 mi
Tennessee BluffENE 79°1,406 m1.2 mi
Naked Place MountainS 185°1,406 m7.5 mi
Rough KnobS 173°1,381 m6.4 mi
Rich MountainSSW 207°1,311 m1.5 mi
Laurel MountainWSW 243°1,311 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1720:1420:52
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3916:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576673767670594842
Precip in3.73.34.03.84.55.24.74.93.42.42.93.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1327315 — Walnut Mountain, Cocke County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356883710

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