Savage Gulf State Park
Savage Gulf State Park is a nature reserve in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 398 m. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the south-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Schwoon Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dykes Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Stocker Hill: 6.2 mi
- Ross Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Little Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Fults Hill: 7.4 mi
- Ranger Falls: 1.6 mi
- Horsepound Falls: 2.1 mi
- Suter Falls: 3.0 mi
- Greeter Falls: 3.2 mi
- Savage Falls: 4.8 mi
- Savage Gulf State Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- South Cumberland Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Gruetli-Laager Recreation Park: 4.0 mi
- Grundy Lakes Game Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Coke Ovens Park: 14.0 mi
- Wild Boar Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Palisades: 16.3 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 16.4 mi
- Ivy Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.6 mi
- UH-1: 14.6 mi
- Jeep: 14.6 mi
- M113: 14.6 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 16.0 mi
- Danny Cove: 20.4 mi
- May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 21.4 mi
- Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 21.6 mi
- May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 21.8 mi
- Cartter Patten Easement: 22.2 mi
- North Chick Corridor: 22.7 mi
- Coke Oven Museum: 14.0 mi
- Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 19.5 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 23.5 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 23.5 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 16.4 mi
- Judge M.M. Allison: 21.1 mi
- Rebel's Rest: 22.6 mi
- Memorial Cross: 23.9 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- George's Hole: 22.6 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 12.9 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 18.3 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 18.4 mi
- Schwoon Spring: 1.5 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Savage Gulf State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | SSE 156° | 715 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SE 126° | 703 m | 9.2 mi |
| Lockhart Hill | E 81° | 694 m | 9.1 mi |
| Price Mountain | E 83° | 689 m | 7.8 mi |
| Flat Mountain | E 99° | 684 m | 9.9 mi |
| Jakes Mountain | NE 52° | 670 m | 10.4 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | ENE 74° | 664 m | 10.2 mi |
| Stocker Hill | S 178° | 654 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:55 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 6.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coalmont, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/335828143
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