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Wilder Point

Wilder Point, seen from above at true elevation

Wilder Point is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 498 m. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Norris Field, a park 0.5 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 6.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
498 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.11512, -85.33782

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Norris Field: 0.5 mi
  • Lena Givens Park: 0.6 mi
  • Portland Park: 0.8 mi
  • Signal Mountain Boy Scout Park: 0.9 mi
  • Mountain Creek Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 56
Attractions: 38
Waterfalls: 34
  • Rainbow Falls 40: 1.8 mi
  • Julia Falls 95: 2.1 mi
  • Blowing Wind Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Falling Water Falls 110: 6.0 mi
  • Upper Glen Falls 12: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 25
Museums: 20
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 13
Gardens: 9
Springs: 7
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 1.5 mi
  • Obar Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Straight Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Pryor Cave Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Taylor Spring: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 12.9 mi
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 4.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Wilder Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainNW 319°715 m21.7 mi
Bunker HillNNW 330°703 m19.3 mi
Buck KnobN 7°693 m20.7 mi
Flat MountainNNW 341°684 m22.0 mi
Stocker HillNW 314°654 m23.3 mi
Round TopS 191°647 m19.5 mi
Buck KnobNNE 13°625 m17.4 mi
Suck Creek MountainNW 311°624.84 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2019:53
June solstice06:2820:2221:00
September equinox07:3019:0619:40
December solstice07:4716:5517:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048586673767570594841
Precip in5.56.05.65.54.34.24.84.04.93.84.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/356782723

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