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Cove Mountain

Cove Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cove Mountain rises to 689 m in Tennessee. Little Fork Mountain stands 965 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Petes Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31427365, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
689 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.97924, -84.75689

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 51
Cliffs: 14
Springs: 13
  • Delozier Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 10.7 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Ambrose Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Rose Spring: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Ozone Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Ray Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 18.2 mi
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 18.3 mi
  • Debord Falls: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Troop 45: 12.8 mi
  • Lake Shore: 14.8 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 15.1 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 15.2 mi
  • K-33: 19.9 mi
Museums: 6
  • Jane Manley Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 20.6 mi
  • K-25 History Center: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 11.8 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 12.3 mi
  • Roadside Table: 17.5 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 9.5 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 19.1 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 16.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Cove Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Fork MountainENE 60°965 m18.1 mi
Chimney Top MountainENE 59°948 m17.0 mi
Indian KnobENE 62°931 m18.2 mi
Hinch MountainSW 222°931 m18.5 mi
England MountainNE 50°921 m18.3 mi
Dorton KnobSW 225°910 m17.7 mi
Brady MountainSW 229°893 m15.9 mi
Bear Den MountainSW 223°893 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1719:51
June solstice06:2320:2221:00
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4716:4917:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576573777670584740
Precip in5.45.45.55.64.75.56.03.84.43.54.66.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockwood 2, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356838484

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