Wright Mountain
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
- 8.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 20.9 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area: 7.8 mi
- Summers Park: 8.6 mi
- Solomon Park and Civic Center: 9.1 mi
- Robbins Park: 9.1 mi
- Highschool Park: 12.6 mi
- Griffith Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Knolling Knob: 1.2 mi
- Young Mountain: 1.5 mi
- High Knob: 2.0 mi
- Landrom Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Rugby's Hidden History: 13.5 mi
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria: 19.7 mi
- Why Miners Fought: 20.2 mi
- Convict Lease System: 20.2 mi
- Coal Creek War: 20.2 mi
- Sheep Rock: 11.2 mi
- McCoy Rocks: 11.8 mi
- Image Wall: 13.2 mi
- Red Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Jakes Hole Overlook: 16.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Emory Gap Falls: 6.6 mi
- Debord Falls: 6.7 mi
- Angel Falls: 19.7 mi
- Montgomery: 9.0 mi
- Fork Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Wheat: 21.9 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 12.7 mi
- Massengil Spring: 17.3 mi
- Delozier Spring: 22.2 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 20.5 mi
- Diocese Arch: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Wright Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stallion Mountain | SE 137° | 1,007 m | 7.4 mi |
| Squire Knob | SE 141° | 1,002 m | 6.7 mi |
| Frozen Head | SSE 150° | 1,001 m | 8.3 mi |
| Burge Mountain | ESE 114° | 993 m | 8.0 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SE 128° | 988 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 141° | 985 m | 6.2 mi |
| Guinea Hill Knob | SE 130° | 977 m | 6.7 mi |
| High Point | ESE 107° | 966 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:21 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
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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