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Ellis Mountain

Ellis Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ellis Mountain rises to 796 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Thorny Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31427585, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
796 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.93868, -84.81467

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Cliffs: 15
Springs: 13
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 6.5 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Ozone Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Ray Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 14.6 mi
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 14.8 mi
  • Keaton Falls: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Troop 45: 10.6 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 16.9 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 16.9 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 17.2 mi
  • Lake Shore: 17.5 mi
Museums: 5
  • Native Stone Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 17.1 mi
  • K-25 History Center: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 13.5 mi
  • Roadside Table: 14.1 mi
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 14.6 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 5.6 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 7.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Ellis Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSW 220°931 m14.2 mi
Dorton KnobSW 224°910 m13.4 mi
Brady MountainSW 229°893 m11.7 mi
Bear Den MountainSW 221°893 m12.7 mi
Black MountainSW 222°862 m6.6 mi
Luper MountainNE 54°833 m1.8 mi
Big Rock MountainSW 233°824 m2.9 mi
Thorny MountainSSW 200°811 m0.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1719:51
June solstice06:2420:2221:00
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4716:5017:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356800318

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