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Bear Den Mountain

Bear Den Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Den Mountain rises to 893 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southwest, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Brady Mountain Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31661729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
893 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.79924, -84.96245

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 55
  • Cumberland Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain: 7.9 mi
  • Natures Park: 9.1 mi
  • Holloway Park: 9.3 mi
  • Spring City Park: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Keaton Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Stinging Fork Falls 60: 5.8 mi
  • Ray Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 7.3 mi
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
Springs: 10
  • Dripping Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 6.2 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Roadside Table: 8.1 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 9.3 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 21.0 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
  • George's Hole: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 9.3 mi
  • Troop 45: 11.8 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 21.2 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 21.2 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 21.2 mi
Museums: 6
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 9.3 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 2.6 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 18.3 mi
  • George's Hole: 23.5 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 9.3 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 11.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Bear Den Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSW 216°931 m1.5 mi
Dorton KnobW 269°910 m1.0 mi
Brady MountainNNW 346°893 m2.0 mi
Black MountainNE 39°862 m6.1 mi
Luper MountainNE 42°833 m14.5 mi
Big Rock MountainNE 37°824 m9.8 mi
Thorny MountainNE 41°811 m12.2 mi
Ellis MountainNE 41°796 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2519:2220:00
September equinox06:2818:0518:38
December solstice06:4715:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576573777670584740
Precip in5.75.25.55.64.15.15.63.14.83.65.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spring City, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356786835

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