Zion Hill
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
- 14.2 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 15.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 23.9 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 17 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 18 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gravelly Knobs: 2.2 mi
- Tucker Knob: 2.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.4 mi
- Stanley Knobs: 3.7 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 4.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Miller Bluff: 5.4 mi
- The Rounds: 8.0 mi
- Laurel Run Cliffs: 12.1 mi
- The Cliffs: 13.4 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 13.7 mi
- 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
- Poor Valley Creek: 19.7 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 23.6 mi
- Stone Mountain Natural Area: 23.6 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 24.8 mi
- Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 25.0 mi
- 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
- Mahala Mullins Cabin: 17.6 mi
- Vardy Presbyterian Church: 17.6 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 18.3 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 18.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimneytop | ESE 115° | 945 m | 11.3 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | ESE 114° | 926 m | 11.3 mi |
| Fodderstack Mountain | SE 131° | 839 m | 9.8 mi |
| Stone Mountain | SE 140° | 789 m | 8.8 mi |
| Stony Lump | SSE 150° | 766 m | 8.9 mi |
| Devils Nose | WSW 257° | 727 m | 6.6 mi |
| Holston River Mountain | E 81° | 707 m | 14.2 mi |
| Brokenback Mountain | S 180° | 675 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogersville 1 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356784675
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 19 mi
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