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Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bunker Hill rises to 703 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the west, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddleback Platform, a rest area 3.7 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31664669, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
703 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.35813, -85.50719

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
  • John Griswold Recreation Park: 5.3 mi
  • Sequatchie County Veterans Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
  • Coke Ovens Park: 6.2 mi
  • Gruetli-Laager Recreation Park: 6.4 mi
  • Harris Park: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 46
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 15
  • Judge M.M. Allison: 12.8 mi
  • Mining Ruins: 15.9 mi
  • Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 18.6 mi
  • Site #2 - Ore Car Path: 18.7 mi
  • Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 11
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 8
Museums: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Saddleback Platform: 3.7 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 21.4 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 21.5 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Schwoon Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 18.0 mi
  • Pryor Cave Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Obar Spring: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
  • George's Hole: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 3
  • rain garden: 19.8 mi
  • Blue Cross Garden: 23.6 mi
  • Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Bunker Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainW715 m4.8 mi
Lockhart HillNNE694 m7.1 mi
Buck KnobENE693 m12.7 mi
Price MountainN689 m6.5 mi
Flat MountainNNE684 m4.7 mi
Jakes MountainN670 m11.9 mi
Wolfpen MountainNNE664 m8.6 mi
Stocker HillW654 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2018:54
June solstice05:2819:2320:01
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:4815:5516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452606775787872615143
Precip in5.85.46.06.04.55.35.65.14.03.95.26.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitwell-sequatchie VLY, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1279004 — Bunker Hill, Sequatchie County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356791048

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