Roaring River State Scenic River
Roaring River State Scenic River is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 158 m. Tyler Mountain stands 597 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Booger Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 158 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 18.8 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Booger Hill: 2.0 mi
- Steprock Hill: 3.6 mi
- Tater Knob: 3.8 mi
- Columbus Hill: 4.1 mi
- Kenneth Rise: 4.5 mi
- Wash Morgan Hollow State Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Roaring River Recreational Area: 4.3 mi
- Blackburn Fork State Scenic River: 4.9 mi
- Gainsboro Town Park: 5.2 mi
- Spring Creek State Scenic River: 6.3 mi
- Pendleton Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Hardscrabble Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Dave Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Wpa Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Seven Sisters Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Wash Morgan Falls: 2.6 mi
- Savannah Falls: 4.6 mi
- Charlotte Falls: 4.8 mi
- Waterloo Falls: 6.4 mi
- Upper Waterloo Falls: 6.6 mi
- Cookeville Childrens Museum: 13.2 mi
- Depot Museum: 13.3 mi
- Cookeville History Museum: 13.4 mi
- Soard Properties Museum: 13.5 mi
- Overton County Museum: 13.5 mi
- TTU Eagle Statue: 12.5 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 13.7 mi
- Tech Native Plant Garden: 12.6 mi
- CRMC Basin Garden: 13.0 mi
- Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 22.0 mi
- Star Point Marina: 24.1 mi
- The Pink Elephant: 14.2 mi
- Tennessee Visitor Center: 19.9 mi
- Spring Shelter: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Roaring River State Scenic River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Mountain | ESE 120° | 597 m | 21.0 mi |
| Blaylock Mountain | SE 131° | 593 m | 16.5 mi |
| Copeland Mountain | ESE 120° | 585 m | 20.7 mi |
| Harris Mountain | ESE 111° | 582 m | 17.3 mi |
| Alpine Mountain | E 87° | 574 m | 18.6 mi |
| Round Top | ESE 116° | 572 m | 20.5 mi |
| France Mountain | ESE 112° | 570 m | 19.4 mi |
| Gullet Mountain | E 88° | 566 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:26 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 15:51 | 16:31 |
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, 5 mi away.
- Smallmouth Bass45 obs
- Longear Sunfish13 obs
- Miami Mist13 obs
- Rainbow Darter11 obs
- Redline Darter10 obs
- giant ragweed9 obs
- Disjunct Studfish9 obs
- great mullein8 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 node/356880541
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