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Flat Mountain

Flat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Flat Mountain rises to 684 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the west-southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lockhart Hill, a peak 3.0 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31670551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
684 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.41646, -85.46525

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 47
  • Savage Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Suter Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Horsepound Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Greeter Falls: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
Attractions: 10
Historic sites: 10
  • Judge M.M. Allison: 16.3 mi
  • Mining Ruins: 16.3 mi
  • Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 18.0 mi
  • Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 18.1 mi
  • Site #2 - Ore Car Path: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • George's Hole: 18.2 mi
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
Museums: 3
Springs: 3
  • Schwoon Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 20.9 mi
  • Pryor Cave Spring: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Saddleback Platform: 5.6 mi
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chester Frost Park Beach: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Flat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainWSW 238°715 m8.4 mi
Bunker HillSSW 210°703 m4.7 mi
Lockhart HillNNW 344°694 m3.0 mi
Buck KnobE 92°693 m9.7 mi
Price MountainNW 320°689 m3.1 mi
Jakes MountainN 349°670 m7.9 mi
Wolfpen MountainN 360°664 m4.3 mi
Stocker HillWSW 244°654 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2819:2320:01
September equinox06:3118:0718:40
December solstice06:4815:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452606775787872615143
Precip in5.85.46.06.04.55.35.65.14.03.95.26.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitwell-sequatchie VLY, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1284408 — Flat Mountain, Sequatchie County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356802547

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