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Willen Mountain

Willen Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Willen Mountain rises to 1,138 m in Tennessee. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the south, 9.1 miles off. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31691638, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1138 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.46234, -81.70789

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ralph Stout Park: 5.7 mi
  • Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
  • Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
  • Paddy Mountain Park: 12.0 mi
  • Walter & Annie Cook Memorial Park: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Bluff Mountain Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 25
Artworks: 18
  • Newman Basket Company: 12.7 mi
  • Doc Watson Statue: 16.9 mi
  • Hellbenders: 16.9 mi
  • Time and Honor: 16.9 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 16.9 mi
Museums: 14
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 13.2 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 13.5 mi
  • Children's Playhouse: 17.1 mi
  • Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 17.7 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 5.7 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 12.1 mi
  • AT2020: 12.1 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 12.3 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 4
  • Boiling Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Cave Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Brig Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Willen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainS 180°1,697 m9.1 mi
Rich MountainS 183°1,633 m10.4 mi
The PeakSE 139°1,573 m5.4 mi
Bluff MountainESE 123°1,542 m9.0 mi
Three Top MountainESE 111°1,530 m7.4 mi
Pond MountainNNE 21°1,511 m8.3 mi
Old Field BaldSSE 154°1,506 m8.7 mi
Bald MountainSE 128°1,502 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1120:49
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3616:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536168717065554538
Precip in3.73.44.14.35.14.55.04.23.32.82.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356782821

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