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Wright Mountain

Wright Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wright Mountain rises to 728 m in Tennessee. Stallion Mountain stands 1,007 m to the southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Griffith Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1275185)

Wikidata Q31692240, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
728 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.22647, -84.53244

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 25
Cliffs: 14
Attractions: 10
  • Train Cars: 9.1 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 9.9 mi
  • Winona General Store: 11.4 mi
  • Tackett Homesite & Graves: 24.0 mi
  • Twin Arch South: 24.5 mi
Museums: 8
  • Museum of Scott County: 12.5 mi
  • Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 16.4 mi
  • Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 20.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 21.0 mi
  • The Oak Ridge History Museum: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Emory Gap Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Debord Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Angel Falls: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Massengil Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Diocese Arch: 17.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Wright Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stallion MountainSE 137°1,007 m7.4 mi
Squire KnobSE 141°1,002 m6.7 mi
Frozen HeadSSE 150°1,001 m8.3 mi
Burge MountainESE 114°993 m8.0 mi
Walnut KnobSE 128°988 m6.1 mi
Bald KnobSE 141°985 m6.2 mi
Guinea Hill KnobSE 130°977 m6.7 mi
High PointESE 107°966 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:50
June solstice06:2220:2121:00
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4616:4817:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566471747367574639
Precip in4.84.65.05.94.75.15.73.44.33.33.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancing 6 NW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1275185 — Wright Mountain, Scott County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356784323

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