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France Mountain

France Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

France Mountain rises to 409 m in Tennessee. Big Hill stands 617 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cave Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in White County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31671032, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
409 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.03006, -85.34664

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Waterfalls: 19
  • City Lake Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Big Branch Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Lost Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Big Laurel Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Virgin Falls: 13.3 mi
Museums: 11
  • Monterey Depot Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Cookeville History Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Depot Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Soard Properties Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Cookeville Childrens Museum: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 2
  • Sunset Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 13.4 mi
  • Standing Stone State Park: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of France Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big HillE 83°617 m13.0 mi
Potts KnobSE 137°617 m14.2 mi
Big LevelSE 146°617 m15.7 mi
Dugger HillSSE 150°617 m15.7 mi
Hampton MountainNNE 29°616 m11.9 mi
Chestnut MountainSSE 166°610 m10.2 mi
The PoundsSE 136°603 m14.9 mi
Tyler MountainNNE 27°597 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:53
June solstice05:2619:2420:02
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4915:5216:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566572757469584739
Precip in5.75.86.05.85.45.55.64.54.83.84.76.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1312162 — France Mountain, White County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356851310

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