Peak · Tennessee
Elder Mountain
Elder Mountain rises to 569 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Suck, a attraction 1.1 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31669920, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 569 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.10563, -85.39579
- 6.5 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 8.8 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Signal Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Round Knob: 3.7 mi
- Raccoon Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Hicks Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Cardboard Hill: 5.7 mi
Parks
- Signal Point Park: 2.0 mi
- Lena Givens Park: 3.1 mi
- Signal Mountain Boy Scout Park: 3.2 mi
- Williams Island State Archaeological Park: 3.2 mi
- Norris Field: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Moonshine Still: 3.0 mi
- Industrial Heritage: 5.5 mi
- Urban Renewal: 5.5 mi
- Judge M.M. Allison: 5.7 mi
- Trail Of Tears: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 39
- Blowing Wind Falls: 1.7 mi
- Julia Falls 95: 1.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls 40: 2.3 mi
- Falling Water Falls 110: 8.6 mi
- Upper Glen Falls 12: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 38
- The Suck: 1.1 mi
- Ruby Falls: 6.8 mi
- Central of Georgia 349: 7.0 mi
- Cravens House: 7.0 mi
- Orchard Knob Reservation: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 28
- Signal Point: 1.9 mi
- Edwards Point: 2.2 mi
- Tennessee Wall: 2.2 mi
- Tennessee Wall: 2.2 mi
- James Point: 2.4 mi
Museums: 20
- Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center: 5.9 mi
- Creative Discovery Museum: 6.0 mi
- Houston Museum of Decorative Arts: 6.2 mi
- Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum: 6.6 mi
- Siskin Museum of Religious Artifacts: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 14
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Resurgence I: 5.5 mi
- Resurgence II: 5.6 mi
- Nutrition Sculpture: 5.6 mi
- Woodland Tiger: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge: 6.2 mi
- North Chick Corridor: 8.5 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 9.8 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 10.2 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Williams Unit: 10.4 mi
Springs: 12
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 2.5 mi
- Obar Spring: 5.7 mi
- Straight Spring: 9.5 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 12.6 mi
- Taylor Spring: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 9
- rain garden: 5.2 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 5.7 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 5.8 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 6.9 mi
- Sensory Garden: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 16.1 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 9.7 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 12.4 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 14.7 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 10.7 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 16.3 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 16.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 1.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Elder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | NNW 327° | 715 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 340° | 703 m | 18.5 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNE 15° | 693 m | 21.9 mi |
| Flat Mountain | N 350° | 684 m | 21.8 mi |
| Stocker Hill | NW 321° | 654 m | 21.6 mi |
| Round Top | S 182° | 647 m | 18.5 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNE 22° | 625 m | 19.0 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | NNW 339° | 624.84 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:55 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1283604 — Elder Mountain, Marion County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356800154
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