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Columbus Hill

Columbus Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Columbus Hill rises to 283 m in Tennessee. Blaylock Mountain stands 593 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Roaring River Recreational Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31667595, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
283 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.38478, -85.62609

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
Cliffs: 15
Waterfalls: 11
Museums: 11
  • Granville Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Clay County Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Baxter Visitor Center and Museum: 15.9 mi
  • Cookeville Childrens Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Depot Museum: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 15.9 mi
  • Standing Stone State Park: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 17.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Columbus Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blaylock MountainSE 130°593 m20.5 mi
Harris MountainESE 113°582 m21.2 mi
Alpine MountainE 94°574 m22.0 mi
France MountainESE 114°570 m23.4 mi
Gullet MountainE 94°566 m20.4 mi
Brushy MountainESE 110°565 m20.9 mi
Willet MountainSE 134°560 m19.7 mi
Potato Hill MountainSE 129°557 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:55
June solstice05:2619:2620:04
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:5115:5216:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048576674777670584739
Precip in4.84.95.34.75.55.54.94.13.43.73.95.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesboro, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356774430

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