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Grindstone Mountain

Grindstone Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Grindstone Mountain rises to 432 m in Tennessee. Round Knob stands 601 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tallant-Edgmon Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31672732, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
432 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.07119, -85.02162

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tallant-Edgmon Park: 1.0 mi
  • The Nature Nook: 1.8 mi
  • Tucker Road Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
  • Cambridge Square: 2.1 mi
  • Student Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Brotherton Mill: 2.2 mi
  • Dollhouse: 2.3 mi
  • Veteran's Park Helicopter: 2.7 mi
  • Veteran's Park Fighterjet: 2.7 mi
  • Veteran's Park Tank: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Brainard Optimist Drag Strip: 12.2 mi
  • Balloon Ride: 14.2 mi
  • Fireball: 14.2 mi
  • Twister: 14.2 mi
  • Tour-Train: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 27
Waterfalls: 23
  • Clear Branch Falls 40: 16.5 mi
  • Power Line Falls 140: 16.6 mi
  • Falling Water Falls 110: 16.9 mi
  • Hogskin Branch: 17.1 mi
  • Stripmine Falls: 17.6 mi
Museums: 20
Artworks: 15
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Garden of Prayer: 2.2 mi
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Jo Lawrence Memorial Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Windwood Bulk Center: 13.1 mi
  • rain garden: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area #2: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 10.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 17.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Straight Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 19.6 mi
  • Crawfish Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Obar Spring: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Grindstone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobWNW 286°601 m20.4 mi
Buck KnobWNW 299°595 m19.8 mi
Doogan MountainESE 113°584 m19.1 mi
Elder MountainW 277°569 m21.3 mi
Raccoon MountainW 266°563 m21.0 mi
The HellicanNW 305°562 m19.4 mi
Barker PoundsNW 313°555 m21.1 mi
Peaky TopESE 110°533 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1919:52
June solstice06:2720:2120:58
September equinox07:2919:0519:39
December solstice07:4516:5417:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653627077818074635144
Precip in5.05.05.34.93.94.25.13.74.23.64.85.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chattanooga AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1286314 — Grindstone Mountain, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356807066

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