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Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area

Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area from directly overhead

Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 503 m. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Head Point Overlook, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Tennessee Department of Enviroment and Convservation
Getting there

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Coordinates35.71677, -84.93162
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 28
  • Stinging Fork Falls 60: 0.4 mi
  • Pine Branch Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Deep Pool Cascades 8: 1.7 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 1.9 mi
  • White Pine Cascades 28: 2.1 mi
Cliffs: 20
Nature reserves: 13
Springs: 12
  • Mars Hill Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 10.7 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Troop 45: 11.5 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 16.0 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 16.0 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 16.0 mi
Museums: 7
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 4.3 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 16.0 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 4.3 mi
  • Roadside Table: 5.2 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 21.3 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
  • George's Hole: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 6.8 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 21.8 mi
  • George's Hole: 23.5 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 15.9 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 24.1 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainNNW 329°931 m5.2 mi
Dorton KnobNNW 334°910 m6.3 mi
Bear Den MountainNNW 343°893 m6.0 mi
Brady MountainNNW 344°893 m7.9 mi
Black MountainNNE 11°862 m10.6 mi
Luper MountainNNE 26°833 m18.3 mi
Big Rock MountainNNE 17°824 m14.2 mi
Thorny MountainNNE 23°811 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2519:2220:00
September equinox06:2818:0518:38
December solstice06:4715:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576573777670584740
Precip in5.75.25.55.64.15.15.63.14.83.65.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spring City, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Hartford fern9 obs
  • large white trillium8 obs
  • partridgeberry8 obs
  • Halberd-leaved violet6 obs
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit5 obs
  • Cucumber Root5 obs
  • azure bluet5 obs
  • yellow star grass5 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/858358153

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