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Baker Mountain

Baker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Baker Mountain rises to 554 m in Tennessee. Jakes Mountain stands 670 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Grove Point, a peak 0.8 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31660986, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
554 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.70590, -85.54525

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 29
  • Spencer City Park: 5.8 mi
  • Rock Island State Rustic Park: 9.3 mi
  • Fall Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Fall Creek Falls State Park: 11.9 mi
  • Pepperbranch park: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Cumberland Caverns: 8.2 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 11.0 mi
  • George's Hole: 11.6 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 17.9 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 18.0 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • George's Hole: 11.6 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Baker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jakes MountainSSE 166°670 m12.6 mi
Wright MountainSE 137°649 m12.3 mi
Black MountainSSE 164°649 m13.9 mi
Hitchcox MountainSE 143°647 m12.8 mi
Smartt MountainSE 145°645 m10.8 mi
Bonner KnobSSE 167°644 m14.6 mi
Pink KnobSE 145°641 m13.5 mi
Horseshoe MountainSE 130°633 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:54
June solstice05:2719:2420:02
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:4915:5416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394250596774777670594942
Precip in5.15.16.05.24.85.45.34.34.03.54.66.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Island SP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356786252

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