Wright Mountain
Wright Mountain rises to 541 m in Tennessee. Egypt Knob stands 554 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31692221, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 541 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Frogge Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 2.5 mi
- Steve Pile Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Steve Pile Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Stephens Point: 3.1 mi
- Jane Point: 4.2 mi
- Horseshoe Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Horseshoe Cliff: 6.1 mi
- Car Hauler Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park: 3.0 mi
- Sergeant Alvin York Mill State Historic Area: 3.1 mi
- Mark Twain City Park: 5.6 mi
- Allardt Park: 9.9 mi
- Obey River Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
- East Point Marina: 8.6 mi
- good landing beach: 9.7 mi
- East Fork Stables: 10.0 mi
- Sunset Marina: 10.2 mi
- launch site for kayak: 10.4 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 3.1 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 5.6 mi
- Old Jail: 5.6 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 11.2 mi
- Overton County Museum: 20.8 mi
- Buffalo Arch: 14.0 mi
- Diocese Arch: 18.0 mi
- Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 18.7 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 19.1 mi
- Etta's Arch: 19.1 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Rugby's Hidden History: 18.0 mi
- Wayne County Doughboy: 23.9 mi
- Angel Falls: 18.3 mi
- Handcock Falls: 20.1 mi
- Town Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 11.3 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 18.6 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Wright Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt Knob | SW 224° | 554 m | 14.0 mi |
| Skinner Mountain | SSW 214° | 550 m | 9.4 mi |
| King Mountain | SW 230° | 541 m | 10.3 mi |
| Golman Mountain | NNW 339° | 536 m | 6.5 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | SW 218° | 535 m | 2.5 mi |
| Campbell Mountain | SSE 166° | 533 m | 3.3 mi |
| Threet Mountain | SW 226° | 533 m | 13.6 mi |
| Cherry Gap Mountain | NNE 21° | 530 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:49 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamestown, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356883851
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