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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: 50
  • Cumberland Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Natures Park: 9.1 mi
  • Holloway Park: 9.3 mi
  • Spring City Park: 9.8 mi
  • Meadow Park Lake: 10.3 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: 6
  • 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
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
Historic sites: 5
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 9.3 mi
  • Troop 45: 11.8 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 21.2 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 21.2 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 2.6 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 18.0 miles of Bear Den Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSW931 m1.5 mi
Dorton KnobW910 m1.0 mi
Brady MountainNNW893 m2.0 mi
Black MountainNE862 m6.1 mi
Luper MountainNE833 m14.5 mi
Big Rock MountainNE824 m9.8 mi
Thorny MountainNE811 m12.2 mi
Ellis MountainNE796 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 50–80 °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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