- Elevation, modelled
- 842 m
- Tallest summit within 7.9 miles
- Kuwohi2,024.79 m · 5.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Newfound Gap Road Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6367, -83.4900
Chimneys Picnic Area is a picnic site in Tennessee, at a modelled 842 m. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the south, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarland Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Chimneys Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | S 185° | 2,024.79 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount le Conte - High Top | ENE 68° | 2,009.55 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | S 190° | 2,004.12 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Le Conte | ENE 68° | 2,004 m | 3.2 mi |
| Cliff Top | ENE 64° | 1,996.55 m | 2.8 mi |
| Myrtle Point | ENE 71° | 1,991.56 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Love | S 182° | 1,955.79 m | 4.8 mi |
| West Point | ENE 59° | 1,937.31 m | 2.4 mi |
- On the Newfound Gap Road BywayNational
- 13.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 17.6 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 2 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 4 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 4 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarland Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Chimney Tops: 0.8 mi
- Balsam Point: 1.5 mi
- Bull Head: 1.8 mi
- Sugarland Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Trickling Falls: 1.5 mi
- Talking Falls: 1.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.3 mi
- Little River Upper Falls: 2.9 mi
- Arch Rock: 2.9 mi
- Rail Runner: 5.1 mi
- Hellbender: 5.1 mi
- Birdventure: 5.2 mi
- Ripley's Haunted Adventure: 5.4 mi
- Mynatt Park: 4.7 mi
- Mills Park: 7.3 mi
- Patriot Park: 11.0 mi
- Wear Farm City Park: 12.2 mi
- Ela Tuckkasegee River Public Access: 13.8 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 5.4 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 5.4 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 5.5 mi
- Chasing Rainbows Museum: 11.2 mi
- Alcatraz East Crime Museum: 12.3 mi
- Fort Harry: 0.9 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 1.9 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 11.0 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 11.0 mi
- Alum Cave: 2.5 mi
- The Jumpoff: 5.7 mi
- Cat Stairs: 9.6 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 11.0 mi
- Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 7.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Bear: 5.6 mi
- Fish: 11.1 mi
- Selu Statue: 15.6 mi
- Veterans Statue: 16.5 mi
- Dolly Parton: 16.5 mi
- Vista Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 14.5 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 20.5 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 21.1 mi
- Greenbrier: 8.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 8.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 45 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Leconte, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
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