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Barnes Mountain

Barnes Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Barnes Mountain rises to 778 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellis Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31426864, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
778 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.94785, -84.82634

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Cliffs: 16
Springs: 13
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 6.6 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Ozone Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Ray Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 15.1 mi
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 15.3 mi
  • Keaton Falls: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Troop 45: 11.4 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 17.7 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 17.7 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 17.7 mi
  • Lake Shore: 18.2 mi
Museums: 5
  • Native Stone Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 17.7 mi
  • K-25 History Center: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 14.3 mi
  • Roadside Table: 14.7 mi
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 15.3 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 5.1 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 21.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Barnes Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSW 217°931 m14.3 mi
Dorton KnobSW 220°910 m13.4 mi
Brady MountainSW 224°893 m11.6 mi
Bear Den MountainSW 217°893 m12.8 mi
Black MountainSW 214°862 m6.7 mi
Luper MountainENE 78°833 m2.2 mi
Big Rock MountainSW 215°824 m3.0 mi
Thorny MountainSSE 156°811 m1.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:51
June solstice06:2420:2221:00
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4716:5017:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576573777670584740
Precip in5.45.45.55.64.75.56.03.84.43.54.66.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockwood 2, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356786511

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