Mountain City is located in Johnson County Tennessee in the Appalachian Mountain chain. The elevations in the county range from 1800 to 5000 feet above sea level. The elevation of Mountain City is 2350 feet above sea level. Mountain City has the highest elevation of any city in Tennessee.
Boone NC
Take 421 North to Mountain City.(Approx. 25 minutes)
Abingdon VA take Hwy 58 east to Damascus then take hwy 91 south to Mountain City (Approx. 35 minutes)
Bristol TN/VA Take Interstate 81 north to exit 19 turn right at the end of exit ramp then take Hwy 58 east to Damascus then take hwy 91 south to Mountain City (Approx. 45 minutes)
Elizabethton / Johnson City Take hwy 321/67 south to Hampton TN. Turn Left onto hwy 67 east follow hwy 67 for approx 30 miles to Mountain City (Approx. 40 minutes)