France Mountain
France Mountain rises to 570 m in Tennessee. Big Hill stands 617 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31671015, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 570 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 25.7 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Brushy Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Round Top: 1.6 mi
- Round Top: 2.2 mi
- Harris Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Potato Hill: 2.4 mi
- Whitaker Park: 7.0 mi
- Meadow Creek Park: 9.3 mi
- Livingston City Ballpark: 10.6 mi
- Fantasy Park: 12.0 mi
- Hidden Hollow Park: 12.1 mi
- Rocky Bar: 2.0 mi
- Jane Bend Overlook: 13.9 mi
- Ding Dong Rock: 14.0 mi
- Stillhouse Rock: 14.0 mi
- Big Piney Overlook: 14.2 mi
- Monterey Depot Museum: 6.8 mi
- Overton County Museum: 10.7 mi
- Cookeville History Museum: 15.6 mi
- Cookeville Childrens Museum: 15.7 mi
- Depot Museum: 15.8 mi
- Upper Waterloo Falls: 13.0 mi
- Waterloo Falls: 13.1 mi
- City Lake Falls: 13.6 mi
- Wash Morgan Falls: 17.0 mi
- Savannah Falls: 17.5 mi
- East Point Marina: 15.8 mi
- East Fork Stables: 17.2 mi
- good landing beach: 19.2 mi
- launch site for kayak: 20.5 mi
- Sunset Marina: 20.5 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 10.7 mi
- TTU Eagle Statue: 15.1 mi
- Tech Native Plant Garden: 15.3 mi
- CRMC Basin Garden: 15.6 mi
- The Pink Elephant: 16.6 mi
- Olympus: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of France Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | SSE 152° | 617 m | 15.0 mi |
| Hampton Mountain | S 179° | 616 m | 4.4 mi |
| Tyler Mountain | S 176° | 597 m | 3.1 mi |
| Blaylock Mountain | WSW 238° | 593 m | 6.6 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | SE 124° | 592 m | 5.0 mi |
| Verble Knobs | S 169° | 587 m | 8.5 mi |
| Copeland Mountain | S 180° | 585 m | 2.8 mi |
| Harris Mountain | NW 304° | 582 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:51 | 16:30 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 6.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356803675
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