Wright Mountain
Wright Mountain rises to 546 m in Tennessee. Walnut Mountain stands 859 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Chitwood Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1275186)
Wikidata Q31692257, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 546 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 24.4 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chitwood Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Chimney Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Corner Tree Knob: 3.3 mi
- Winfield City Park: 5.5 mi
- Winfield City Park: 5.6 mi
- Field at Oneida City Park: 9.0 mi
- Oneida City Park: 9.1 mi
- Bear Creek Scenic Area: 11.2 mi
- Devils Jump: 13.5 mi
- Blue Heron: 13.8 mi
- Cracks in the Rocks: 13.8 mi
- High Cliff: 15.9 mi
- McCoy Rocks: 16.2 mi
- Split Bow Arch: 11.2 mi
- Hole In Rock Arch: 11.4 mi
- Coal Branch Natural Arch: 14.9 mi
- Koger Arch: 15.6 mi
- Yahoo Arch: 17.6 mi
- Winona General Store: 13.1 mi
- Train Cars: 15.7 mi
- Beast Mode: 20.4 mi
- Hollow Rock: 21.1 mi
- Tackett Homesite & Graves: 21.1 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 13.3 mi
- Lick Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
- Angel Falls: 17.2 mi
- Yahoo Falls: 18.2 mi
- Cumberland Falls: 20.1 mi
- Civil War: 11.8 mi
- Six Gun City: 20.2 mi
- Rugby's Hidden History: 23.4 mi
- Agee: 24.5 mi
- Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 24.8 mi
- Museum of Scott County: 14.0 mi
- Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 16.8 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 17.0 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 24.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 13.7 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 14.3 mi
- Koger Spring: 16.4 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Wright Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Mountain | SE 134° | 859 m | 11.0 mi |
| View Tree Knob | S 183° | 832 m | 6.3 mi |
| Braden Mountain | S 175° | 805 m | 8.6 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | S 188° | 780 m | 6.6 mi |
| Roach Creek Mountain | S 178° | 777 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sexton Mountain | SSE 161° | 761 m | 4.7 mi |
| Chimney Mountain | S 175° | 756 m | 3.2 mi |
| Ned Mountain | S 171° | 756 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:21 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1275186 — Wright Mountain, Scott County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356784326
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