Yellow Springs Mountain
Yellow Springs Mountain rises to 783 m in Tennessee. Laurel Mountain stands 1,311 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Top, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31692413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 783 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 14.9 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 24.3 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 27.2 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 16 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 28 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 28 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Top: 0.0 mi
- Beetree Knob: 0.8 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Broad Axe Hill: 2.3 mi
- Neddy Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 4.0 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 5.2 mi
- Bryant Town Park: 5.7 mi
- Newport City Park: 5.9 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 8.0 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 8.3 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 9.8 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 13.4 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 3.8 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 10.9 mi
- McNabb Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 12.3 mi
- Skulley Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 13.1 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Burnett Spring: 4.3 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 10.4 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 12.7 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 13.3 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 14.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 10.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 15.4 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 18.1 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 20.2 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 22.2 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 7.8 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 13.7 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 22.0 mi
- Parrot Mountain and Gardens: 24.5 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 24.9 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 22.2 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 22.2 mi
- Bulls Gap Railroad Museum: 22.6 mi
- Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 22.7 mi
- Tennessee Museum of Aviation: 24.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 8.0 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 15.8 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 18.1 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Wasp: 10.8 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 18.4 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 21.4 mi
- Greenbrier: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Yellow Springs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Mountain | SE 137° | 1,311 m | 10.0 mi |
| Snowbird Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,295 m | 9.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,290 m | 9.7 mi |
| Wildcat Top | SSE 161° | 1,284 m | 10.3 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,276 m | 11.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,226 m | 10.2 mi |
| Rag Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,108 m | 8.6 mi |
| English Mountain | W 261° | 1,106 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport 1 NW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1327436 — Yellow Springs Mountain, Cocke County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356883858
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