Hills Mountain
Hills Mountain rises to 622 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Smartt Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31674245, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 622 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Smartt Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Hitchcox Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Wright Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Dumpling Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Pink Knob: 2.8 mi
- Piney Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
- Coon Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Fall Creek Falls State Park: 8.1 mi
- South Cumberland Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
- Spencer City Park: 11.9 mi
- Savage Gulf State Natural Area: 12.9 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 14.9 mi
- Mining Ruins: 24.4 mi
- Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 24.7 mi
- Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 24.7 mi
- Site #6 - Mule Barn: 24.7 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 8.2 mi
- George's Hole: 8.2 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 14.9 mi
- M113: 15.3 mi
- UH-1: 15.3 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Medley Arch: 11.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 14.9 mi
- Copper Cliff: 17.9 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Savage Gulf State Park: 14.4 mi
- Bridgestone-Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wildlife Management Area: 20.2 mi
- Cumberland Spring Area: 22.3 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 22.5 mi
- Cartter Patten Easement: 23.0 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 12.0 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 12.1 mi
- Coke Oven Museum: 13.6 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 24.8 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- George's Hole: 8.2 mi
- Schwoon Spring: 13.1 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 16.3 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Hills Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | SSW 208° | 715 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SSW 194° | 703 m | 15.3 mi |
| Lockhart Hill | SSW 194° | 694 m | 8.2 mi |
| Price Mountain | SSW 201° | 689 m | 9.0 mi |
| Flat Mountain | S 186° | 684 m | 10.9 mi |
| Jakes Mountain | SW 222° | 670 m | 4.1 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | S 190° | 664 m | 6.7 mi |
| Wright Mountain | E 87° | 649 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:54 | 16:33 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fall Creek Falls SP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1287841 — Hills Mountain, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356811165
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