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Claxton Hill

Claxton Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Claxton Hill rises to 328 m in Tennessee. Locust Knob stands 412 m to the northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mingle Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31667136, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
328 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.59202, -86.38888

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 16.9 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 22.4 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 22.6 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 23.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Natural Spring House: 14.6 mi
  • Short Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Maney Spring: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 17.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Claxton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Locust KnobNE 50°412 m6.9 mi
Hickory HillN 6°405 m4.6 mi
Gowen KnobNE 36°399 m13.5 mi
Pilot KnobNE 43°396 m9.6 mi
Soapstone HillN 4°386 m4.1 mi
Gilly HillENE 65°386 m15.1 mi
Versailles KnobNW 316°381 m12.2 mi
Prater HillNE 45°378 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:3119:2720:05
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5215:5716:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606875797872614942
Precip in5.35.65.85.05.05.05.14.24.23.74.46.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelbyville Water Dept, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1280623 — Claxton Hill, Bedford County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356794775

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