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Boiling Springs Mounds

Boiling Springs Mounds, seen from above at true elevation

Boiling Springs Mounds rises to 233 m in Tennessee. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Primm Historic Park, a park 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 306 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31663360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
233 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.96506, -86.77611

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Primm Historic Park: 0.1 mi
  • Marcella Vivrette Smith Park: 1.1 mi
  • Crockett Park: 1.1 mi
  • River Park: 1.6 mi
  • Flagpole Park: 2.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 47
Museums: 32
Artworks: 22
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 11.5 mi
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 11.5 mi
  • Life Can Be Sweet: 11.9 mi
  • Dragon: 12.0 mi
  • #educationisnotacrime: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 20
Nature reserves: 17
Cliffs: 10
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 3
  • Creekside Crossing: 5.0 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 11.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Boiling Springs Mounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobSE 124°370 m10.4 mi
ButeomontSE 132°368.8 m5.7 mi
Jenkins HillESE 121°367 m6.4 mi
Polk HillESE 117°366 m7.7 mi
Morton KnobESE 117°365 m6.8 mi
Scales MountainSE 128°362 m14.4 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobSE 128°361 m3.8 mi
Townsel HillSE 131°359 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2518:59
June solstice05:3219:3020:08
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5515:5816:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576675787770594740
Precip in4.64.75.54.95.74.44.53.74.03.54.04.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356851390

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