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Cave Hill

Cave Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cave Hill rises to 386 m in Tennessee. Big Hill stands 617 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is France Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31665902, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
386 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01951, -85.31025

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 51
Waterfalls: 24
  • City Lake Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Big Branch Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Big Laurel Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Virgin Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Lost Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 10
  • Monterey Depot Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Cookeville History Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Depot Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Soard Properties Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Cookeville Childrens Museum: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Sunset Rock: 7.5 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 11.5 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 23.1 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 24.4 mi
  • George's Hole: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Cave Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big HillENE 78°617 m11.1 mi
Potts KnobSE 141°617 m12.3 mi
Big LevelSSE 151°617 m14.0 mi
Dugger HillSSE 155°617 m14.1 mi
Hampton MountainNNE 19°616 m11.7 mi
Chestnut MountainS 177°610 m9.1 mi
The PoundsSE 141°603 m13.0 mi
Tyler MountainNNE 18°597 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1918:53
June solstice05:2619:2420:02
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4915:5216:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566572757469584739
Precip in5.75.86.05.85.45.55.64.54.83.84.76.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356851135

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