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Flat Mountain

Flat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Flat Mountain rises to 373 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pinnacles, a peak 1.7 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Marion County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31670533, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
373 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.16786, -85.80831

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Pinnacles: 1.7 mi
  • Red Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Payne View: 4.1 mi
  • Jackson Point: 5.5 mi
  • Cape of Good Hope: 5.7 mi
Parks: 58
Cliffs: 34
Waterfalls: 23
  • Falls Branch Falls 15: 2.5 mi
  • Jumpoff Falls 90: 2.6 mi
  • Perpendicular Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Black Canyon Falls: 6.4 mi
Springs: 19
  • Cave Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Dogwood Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Holly Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 6
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 5.9 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 6.0 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 17.2 mi
  • Saddleback Platform: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 17.2 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 17.3 mi
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 17.3 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 17.3 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 6.5 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Flat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainNE 44°715 m17.6 mi
Bunker HillNE 52°703 m21.5 mi
Stocker HillNE 38°654 m15.8 mi
Clouse HillN 5°634 m8.7 mi
West RamseyNNE 17°627 m7.8 mi
Suck Creek MountainE 87°624.84 m21.3 mi
Scott HillNE 34°623 m11.5 mi
Fults HillNE 38°619 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:55
June solstice05:3019:2420:02
September equinox06:3218:0818:42
December solstice06:4915:5616:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566471747368574739
Precip in5.75.86.36.35.35.86.44.84.64.15.26.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monteagle, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356802542

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