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Baker Mountain

Baker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Baker Mountain rises to 476 m in Tennessee. Pilot Knob stands 624 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockhouse State Memorial, a park 1.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in White County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31661000, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
476 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.89951, -85.41442

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
  • Rockhouse State Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Pearson Park: 2.6 mi
  • Beecher Wallace Homestead: 4.3 mi
  • Latimer Scout Reservation: 10.2 mi
  • Spencer City Park: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Lost Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Virgin Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Big Laurel Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Big Branch Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Twin Falls: 13.9 mi
Museums: 10
Attractions: 6
  • Sunset Rock: 2.7 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 8.0 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 16.3 mi
  • George's Hole: 16.9 mi
  • Cumberland Caverns: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • George's Hole: 16.9 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • The Pink Elephant: 18.2 mi
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 21.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 19.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Baker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobESE 119°624 m13.9 mi
Dugger HillESE 111°617 m12.6 mi
Big LevelESE 107°617 m13.2 mi
Potts KnobE 96°617 m13.6 mi
Bradden KnobSSE 159°616 m17.0 mi
Chestnut MountainE 98°610 m6.4 mi
The PoundsE 97°603 m14.2 mi
Kellog KnobSSE 158°598 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2619:2420:02
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4915:5216:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674777670594841
Precip in5.15.15.65.35.05.54.84.44.03.34.56.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta Wastewater Plant, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1269186 — Baker Mountain, White County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356773940

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