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Zion Hill

Zion Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Zion Hill rises to 503 m in Tennessee. Chimneytop stands 945 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gravelly Knobs, a peak 2.2 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31692485, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
503 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.47621, -82.89183

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Surgoinsville Creek Side Park: 2.3 mi
  • Thomas Amis Historic Park: 5.2 mi
  • Baileyton Community Park: 10.3 mi
  • Laurel Run Park: 11.8 mi
  • Mount Carmel Park: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant: 4.7 mi
  • Rod Armstrong Building: 7.9 mi
  • Kyle House: 8.0 mi
  • Hale Springs Inn: 8.0 mi
  • Joseph Rogers Building: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 14
  • Swift Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 17.1 mi
  • Fannon Train Museum: 17.1 mi
  • Hancock County Welcome Center: 18.4 mi
  • Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 10.7 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 11.1 mi
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rocky Spring: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Zion Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ChimneytopESE 115°945 m11.3 mi
Chimneytop MountainESE 114°926 m11.3 mi
Fodderstack MountainSE 131°839 m9.8 mi
Stone MountainSE 140°789 m8.8 mi
Stony LumpSSE 150°766 m8.9 mi
Devils NoseWSW 257°727 m6.6 mi
Holston River MountainE 81°707 m14.2 mi
Brokenback MountainS 180°675 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1520:1520:54
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4016:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566572757469584739
Precip in4.64.24.54.54.14.44.93.23.32.73.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogersville 1 NE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356784675

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