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Hinch Mountain

Hinch Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hinch Mountain rises to 931 m in Tennessee. Dorton Knob stands 910 m to the north, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hinch Mountain Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31674263, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
931 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.78118, -84.97856

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Cumberland Mountain: 8.0 mi
  • Natures Park: 8.8 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain: 9.0 mi
  • Holloway Park: 9.1 mi
  • Spring City Park: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Keaton Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Stinging Fork Falls 60: 5.1 mi
  • Pine Branch Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Deep Pool Cascades 8: 6.9 mi
  • White Pine Cascades 28: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 17
Springs: 10
  • Dripping Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 7.8 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Roadside Table: 8.3 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 9.0 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 22.2 mi
  • George's Hole: 22.2 mi
Museums: 6
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 9.0 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 1.8 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 17.7 mi
  • George's Hole: 22.2 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 22.5 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • Troop 45: 12.8 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 19.9 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 19.9 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 10.8 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 10.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Hinch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dorton KnobN 353°910 m1.2 mi
Bear Den MountainNE 36°893 m1.5 mi
Brady MountainN 8°893 m3.2 mi
Black MountainNE 38°862 m7.6 mi
Luper MountainNE 42°833 m16.0 mi
Big Rock MountainNE 37°824 m11.4 mi
Thorny MountainNE 41°811 m13.8 mi
Ellis MountainNE 40°796 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2519:2220:00
September equinox06:2918:0518:38
December solstice06:4715:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576573777670584740
Precip in5.75.25.55.64.15.15.63.14.83.65.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spring City, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1287863 — Hinch Mountain, Cumberland County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356811206

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