Roaring River Recreational Area
Roaring River Recreational Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 194 m. Blaylock Mountain stands 593 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbus Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 194 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Columbus Hill: 0.9 mi
- Blue Ash Cut Hill: 2.6 mi
- Chimney Knob: 2.7 mi
- Schelley Knob: 2.9 mi
- Ray Bluff Knob: 3.4 mi
- Gainsboro Town Park: 1.9 mi
- Roaring River State Scenic River: 4.3 mi
- Wash Morgan Hollow State Natural Area: 6.6 mi
- Blackburn Fork State Scenic River: 7.7 mi
- Salt Lick Creek Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Wpa Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Seven Sisters Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Pendleton Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Hardscrabble Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Dave Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Wash Morgan Falls: 6.8 mi
- Charlotte Falls: 7.7 mi
- Savannah Falls: 7.8 mi
- Cummins Falls: 9.5 mi
- Waterloo Falls: 10.7 mi
- Granville Museum: 11.4 mi
- Clay County Museum: 13.8 mi
- Baxter Visitor Center and Museum: 15.3 mi
- Cookeville Childrens Museum: 16.2 mi
- Depot Museum: 16.3 mi
- Tech Native Plant Garden: 15.6 mi
- CRMC Basin Garden: 15.9 mi
- TTU Eagle Statue: 15.6 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 17.5 mi
- The Pink Elephant: 17.0 mi
- Spring Shelter: 17.6 mi
- Tennessee Visitor Center: 18.9 mi
- Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Roaring River Recreational Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaylock Mountain | SE 128° | 593 m | 20.6 mi |
| Harris Mountain | ESE 111° | 582 m | 21.5 mi |
| Alpine Mountain | E 92° | 574 m | 22.6 mi |
| Gullet Mountain | E 93° | 566 m | 21.0 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | ESE 108° | 565 m | 21.3 mi |
| Willet Mountain | SE 132° | 560 m | 19.8 mi |
| Potato Hill Mountain | SE 127° | 557 m | 22.8 mi |
| Stout Mountain | ESE 102° | 551 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:26 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 15:52 | 16:32 |
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 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesboro, 1 mi away.
- Miami Mist11 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail8 obs
- blue phlox6 obs
- resurrection fern5 obs
- bird's-eye speedwell4 obs
- autumn olive4 obs
- Purple Phacelia4 obs
- Virginia saxifrage4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/476751766
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