Peak · Tennessee
Hicks Mountain
Hicks Mountain rises to 551 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Obar Spring, a spring 2.6 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31673770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 551 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.04091, -85.44829
- 6.1 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 8.4 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Rock · 6 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 6 mi
- Ropers Rock · 6 mi
- Umbrella Rock · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Raccoon Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Aetna Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Windy Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Windy Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Tatum Mountain: 5.2 mi
Parks
- John A Patten Park: 4.7 mi
- Running Water Public Use Area: 5.8 mi
- Moccasin Bend National Archeological District: 6.1 mi
- Terrace Park: 6.2 mi
- Jane's Garden: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Moonshine Still: 3.0 mi
- Battle of Wauhatchie Site (New York Monument): 4.7 mi
- New York Peace Monument: 6.2 mi
- Grose's Brigade and Regimental monuments at Lookout Mountain: 6.3 mi
- New York State Monument at Lookout Ridge: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 38
- Cravens House: 6.3 mi
- Ruby Falls: 6.4 mi
- The Suck: 6.4 mi
- Corn Maze: 7.7 mi
- Central of Georgia 349: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Blowing Wind Falls: 3.8 mi
- Upper Glen Falls 12: 7.0 mi
- Glen Falls 15: 7.0 mi
- Lower Cascades Glen Falls 65: 7.1 mi
- Julia Falls 95: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Tennessee Wall: 3.5 mi
- Tennessee Wall: 3.5 mi
- Street Point: 5.1 mi
- Signal Point: 7.1 mi
- James Point: 7.3 mi
Springs: 22
- Obar Spring: 2.6 mi
- Straight Spring: 7.5 mi
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 7.7 mi
- Taylor Spring: 9.4 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 10.3 mi
Museums: 20
- Ochs Memorial Museum: 6.2 mi
- Battles of Chattanooga Museum: 6.3 mi
- International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum: 7.2 mi
- Creative Discovery Museum: 7.7 mi
- Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 14
- Nutrition Sculpture: 7.0 mi
- Resurgence I: 7.0 mi
- Resurgence II: 7.1 mi
- Moonrise: 7.2 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge: 8.2 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 13.7 mi
- North Chick Corridor: 13.8 mi
- Cloudland Canyon State Park: 13.8 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 9
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 5.2 mi
- Sensory Garden: 5.2 mi
- Rock City Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 7.4 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 13.7 mi
- Picnic and Grill sites: 14.3 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 13.2 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 16.2 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 19.4 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 6.3 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 16.6 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 20.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 3.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Hicks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | NNW 339° | 715 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | N 351° | 703 m | 22.2 mi |
| Stocker Hill | NNW 334° | 654 m | 23.7 mi |
| Round Top | S 170° | 647 m | 14.3 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | N 5° | 624.84 m | 9.8 mi |
| Scott Hill | NW 323° | 623 m | 23.0 mi |
| Fults Hill | NNW 330° | 619 m | 23.1 mi |
| Round Knob | NNE 30° | 601 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:55 | 16:34 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356810836
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