Peak · Tennessee
Barker Pounds
Barker Pounds rises to 555 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Vortex Falls, a waterfall 1.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31661484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 555 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.28035, -85.29468
- 7.8 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Umbrella Rock · 19 mi
- Ropers Rock · 19 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 19 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #2 - Parrott Gun Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Corncrib Knob: 3.2 mi
- The Hellican: 3.5 mi
- The Horseshoe: 4.1 mi
- Buck Knob: 5.1 mi
- Buck Knob: 5.7 mi
Parks
- Veterans Park: 5.8 mi
- Poe's Tavern Park: 6.4 mi
- Northend Ball Park: 7.8 mi
- Soddy Municipal Park: 7.8 mi
- Sequatchie County Veterans Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Mining Ruins: 2.9 mi
- Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 5.8 mi
- Site #2 - Ore Car Path: 5.9 mi
- Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 5.9 mi
- Site #6 - Mule Barn: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 43
- Vortex Falls: 1.5 mi
- Cooper Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Stevenson Branch Falls: 2.0 mi
- Mystery Falls 8: 2.5 mi
- Stripmine Falls: 3.6 mi
Attractions: 36
- Flat Top Mountain Farm: 7.2 mi
- Jeep: 7.9 mi
- M113: 7.9 mi
- UH-1: 7.9 mi
- The Suck: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Raven Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Cumberland Escarpment: 8.0 mi
- Gann Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Edwards Point: 11.2 mi
- Grays Bluff: 11.5 mi
Museums: 17
- Coke Oven Museum: 9.1 mi
- Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum - Grand Junction: 15.5 mi
- Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: 15.6 mi
- Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center: 15.6 mi
- Houston Museum of Decorative Arts: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Cartter Patten Easement: 1.8 mi
- North Chick Corridor: 4.9 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Williams Unit: 8.2 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 9.9 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 13
- Woodland Tiger: 14.9 mi
- In Town Gallery: 15.1 mi
- Shakespeare: 15.2 mi
- The Rhino: 15.2 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 15.7 mi
Gardens: 9
- rain garden: 10.9 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 15.8 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 15.9 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 19.1 mi
- Sensory Garden: 19.3 mi
Springs: 5
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 11.2 mi
- Obar Spring: 18.8 mi
- Schwoon Spring: 21.3 mi
- Straight Spring: 21.3 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 21.8 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 10.5 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 12.3 mi
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 13.3 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Saddleback Platform: 9.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 23.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 14.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Barker Pounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | WNW 286° | 715 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WNW 294° | 703 m | 13.1 mi |
| Lockhart Hill | NW 320° | 694 m | 16.1 mi |
| Buck Knob | N 1° | 693 m | 9.1 mi |
| Price Mountain | NW 316° | 689 m | 16.6 mi |
| Flat Mountain | NW 314° | 684 m | 13.4 mi |
| Jakes Mountain | NNW 327° | 670 m | 20.5 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | NW 325° | 664 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:54 | 16:33 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Soddy Daisy-mowbray MTN, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1276314 — Barker Pounds, Sequatchie County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356786455
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