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Dykes Mountain

Dykes Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dykes Mountain rises to 571 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31669612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
571 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.51590, -85.65331

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 27
Waterfalls: 24
  • Greeter Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Horsepound Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Savage Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Suter Falls: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 4
  • Savage Gulf State Park: 5.5 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 20.9 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 21.1 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 21.4 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
  • George's Hole: 20.0 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Saddleback Platform: 17.0 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 22.1 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 22.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 10.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Dykes Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainSSE 163°715 m11.9 mi
Bunker HillSE 143°703 m13.7 mi
Lockhart HillESE 112°694 m10.5 mi
Price MountainESE 117°689 m9.7 mi
Flat MountainESE 123°684 m12.6 mi
Jakes MountainE 84°670 m9.1 mi
Wolfpen MountainESE 104°664 m10.9 mi
Stocker HillS 175°654 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:55
June solstice05:2819:2420:02
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:4915:5516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846546370737267564638
Precip in5.85.56.16.15.15.36.14.34.23.44.86.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356799364

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