Lone Mountain, Tennessee Weather
Lone Mountain, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lone Mountain, Scott County.
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About Lone Mountain, Tennessee
Lone Mountain rises from the Cumberland Plateau, a sentinel of weathered rock and tenacious green. It lies 21.2 miles north-west of Oak Ridge, TN (from Oak Ridge, TN: bearing 325°T), and is situated 14.2 miles north-east of Morgan. Its slopes, cloaked in mixed hardwoods and pines, descend into hollows where mist often clings long after dawn, lending a spectral quality to the morning air. The land here is a study in contrasts: steep, unforgiving inclines give way to surprisingly level patches, dotted with the stoic shapes of oak and hickory. Below, the landscape softens into rolling hills and fertile valleys, crisscrossed by small creeks that murmur secrets through the undergrowth. The character of Lone Mountain is in its quiet endurance, a place where the wildness of the mountains meets the stubborn persistence of human settlement, where the sky, when it breaks through the tree canopy, seems impossibly vast. The history of Lone Mountain is deeply entwined with the extraction of its mineral wealth, particularly coal, a legacy that has shaped its economy and the very spirit of the place. Generations have worked the seams, their lives measured by the rhythm of the mines and the strength of the union halls that once stood as pillars of the community. Though the boom times have receded, a quiet industry persists, with agriculture and small businesses keeping the wheels turning, albeit at a slower, more deliberate pace. The distinctive call of the mourning dove often punctuates the otherwise hushed atmosphere, a sound that seems to echo the ghosts of past industry. Lone Mountain remains a place defined by its rugged geography and the enduring resilience of its people, a testament to a life lived close to the earth and its unforgiving, yet generous, bounty.
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| Location | Lone Mountain, Scott County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.260634°N, 84.489661°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37879, 37852, 37752 |
| Area Code | 865 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lone Mountain, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lone Mountain, Tennessee, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Lone Mountain includes coordinates 36.260634°N, 84.489661°W, situated in Scott County. ZIP code 37879, 37852, 37752. Telephone area code: 865. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
