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Bone Cave Mountain

Bone Cave Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.78284, -85.54692

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 29
  • 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
Waterfalls: 20
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 5
  • 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 sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • George's Hole: 14.0 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jakes MountainS 170°670 m17.8 mi
Wright MountainSSE 150°649 m16.7 mi
Hitchcox MountainSSE 153°647 m17.3 mi
Smartt MountainSSE 156°645 m15.5 mi
Pink KnobSSE 155°641 m18.2 mi
Horseshoe MountainSE 144°633 m17.0 mi
Hills MountainSSE 158°622 m15.6 mi
Buck KnobSE 146°617 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2018:54
June solstice05:2719:2420:02
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:4915:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394250596774777670594942
Precip in5.15.16.05.24.85.45.34.34.03.54.66.2

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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