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Hills Mountain

Hills Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.57340, -85.44358

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 37
Parks: 33
Historic sites: 10
  • 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
Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • George's Hole: 8.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Saddleback Platform: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Hills Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainSSW 208°715 m17.5 mi
Bunker HillSSW 194°703 m15.3 mi
Lockhart HillSSW 194°694 m8.2 mi
Buck KnobSE 143°693 m14.0 mi
Price MountainSSW 201°689 m9.0 mi
Flat MountainS 186°684 m10.9 mi
Jakes MountainSW 222°670 m4.1 mi
Wolfpen MountainS 190°664 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2719:2320:01
September equinox06:3018:0718:40
December solstice06:4815:5416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556370747367574639
Precip in5.45.26.25.44.85.05.23.84.33.44.65.7

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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