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Dukes Mountain

Dukes Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dukes Mountain rises to 428 m in Tennessee. Wright Mountain stands 649 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31669544, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
428 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.78562, -85.50387

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 29
  • Spencer City Park: 3.9 mi
  • Rock Island State Rustic Park: 8.2 mi
  • Pearson Park: 10.1 mi
  • Beecher Wallace Homestead: 10.7 mi
  • Rockhouse State Memorial: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 5
  • Whale Face Rock: 11.6 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 12.0 mi
  • George's Hole: 12.3 mi
  • Cumberland Caverns: 13.0 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • George's Hole: 12.3 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 19.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Dukes Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wright MountainSSE 157°649 m15.7 mi
Hitchcox MountainSSE 161°647 m16.6 mi
Smartt MountainSSE 165°645 m14.9 mi
Pink KnobSSE 162°641 m17.5 mi
Horseshoe MountainSSE 151°633 m15.8 mi
Pilot KnobE 86°624 m17.3 mi
Hills MountainSSE 167°622 m15.0 mi
Buck KnobSSE 154°617 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2018:54
June solstice05:2719:2420:02
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:4915:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394250596774777670594942
Precip in5.15.16.05.24.85.45.34.34.03.54.66.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Island SP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356895149

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