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Willen Mountain

Willen Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Willen Mountain rises to 1,155 m in Tennessee. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the south, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Leander Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31644230, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,155 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.45638, -81.71688

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ralph Stout Park: 5.3 mi
  • Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 10.3 mi
  • Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
  • Walter & Annie Cook Memorial Park: 12.3 mi
  • Paddy Mountain Park: 12.4 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls: 28
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Bluff Mountain Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 26
Artworks: 18
  • Newman Basket Company: 12.9 mi
  • Doc Watson Statue: 16.5 mi
  • Hellbenders: 16.5 mi
  • Time and Honor: 16.6 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 16.6 mi
Museums: 14
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 13.9 mi
  • Children's Playhouse: 16.7 mi
  • Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 5.3 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 12.3 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 12.8 mi
  • Old Doe Lookout Tower: 13.4 mi
  • Nick Grindstaff monument: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 5
  • Boiling Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Cave Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Brig Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Willen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainS1,697 m8.7 mi
Rich MountainS1,633 m10.0 mi
The PeakSE1,573 m5.5 mi
Bluff MountainESE1,542 m9.3 mi
Three Top MountainESE1,530 m7.7 mi
Pond MountainNNE1,511 m8.9 mi
Old Field BaldSSE1,506 m8.6 mi
Bald MountainSE1,502 m10.7 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023257 — Willen Mountain, Johnson County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809590

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