France Mountain
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
- 20.4 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cave Hill: 2.2 mi
- Burnett Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Phifer Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Goulden Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Bee Rock: 7.6 mi
- Rockhouse State Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Whitaker Park: 9.2 mi
- Pearson Park: 9.2 mi
- Hidden Hollow Park: 9.4 mi
- Meadow Creek Park: 10.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- Stillhouse Rock: 5.5 mi
- Rocky Bar: 14.3 mi
- Copper Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Harris Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Medley Arch: 21.1 mi
- Sunset Rock: 7.3 mi
- Virgin Falls Trailhead: 12.7 mi
- CRMC Basin Garden: 13.2 mi
- Tech Native Plant Garden: 13.4 mi
- TTU Eagle Statue: 13.4 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 24.5 mi
- The Pink Elephant: 12.6 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 19.1 mi
- Pinhook: 21.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | E 83° | 617 m | 13.0 mi |
| Potts Knob | SE 137° | 617 m | 14.2 mi |
| Big Level | SE 146° | 617 m | 15.7 mi |
| Dugger Hill | SSE 150° | 617 m | 15.7 mi |
| Hampton Mountain | NNE 29° | 616 m | 11.9 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | SSE 166° | 610 m | 10.2 mi |
| The Pounds | SE 136° | 603 m | 14.9 mi |
| Tyler Mountain | NNE 27° | 597 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:52 | 16:31 |
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, 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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