Bone Cave Mountain
Bone Cave Mountain rises to 397 m in Tennessee. Jakes Mountain stands 670 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Tandy Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31663410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 397 m
How to reach it
- 22.6 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Tandy Knob: 0.5 mi
- Mitchell Knob: 2.2 mi
- Dukes Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Russell Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Spencer City Park: 5.8 mi
- Rock Island State Rustic Park: 6.0 mi
- Pearson Park: 11.3 mi
- Rockhouse State Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Beecher Wallace Homestead: 12.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.3 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
- Piney Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Piney Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Virgin Falls: 12.7 mi
- Medley Arch: 9.8 mi
- Copper Cliff: 15.6 mi
- Ivy Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Pine Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Smoot Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 11.1 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 13.3 mi
- Sunset Rock: 13.7 mi
- George's Hole: 14.1 mi
- Virgin Falls Trailhead: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- George's Hole: 14.0 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 5.1 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 5.3 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 10.7 mi
- Pinhook: 11.7 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 21.8 mi
- Schwoon Spring: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Bone Cave Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakes Mountain | S 170° | 670 m | 17.8 mi |
| Wright Mountain | SSE 150° | 649 m | 16.7 mi |
| Hitchcox Mountain | SSE 153° | 647 m | 17.3 mi |
| Smartt Mountain | SSE 156° | 645 m | 15.5 mi |
| Pink Knob | SSE 155° | 641 m | 18.2 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | SE 144° | 633 m | 17.0 mi |
| Hills Mountain | SSE 158° | 622 m | 15.6 mi |
| Buck Knob | SE 146° | 617 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Island SP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1305342 — Bone Cave Mountain, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356843426
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