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Hitchcox Mountain

Hitchcox Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hitchcox Mountain rises to 647 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pink Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31674279, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
647 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.55896, -85.40747

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
Waterfalls: 40
Historic sites: 14
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 17.2 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 22.6 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 22.6 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 22.6 mi
  • Mining Ruins: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 8
  • George's Hole: 7.9 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 8.1 mi
  • M113: 14.1 mi
  • UH-1: 14.1 mi
  • Jeep: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • George's Hole: 7.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Saddleback Platform: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Hitchcox Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainSW 216°715 m17.7 mi
Bunker HillSSW 202°703 m15.0 mi
Lockhart HillSSW 210°694 m8.0 mi
Buck KnobSSE 148°693 m12.1 mi
Price MountainSW 215°689 m9.1 mi
Flat MountainSSW 198°684 m10.4 mi
Jakes MountainWSW 247°670 m5.2 mi
Wolfpen MountainSSW 210°664 m6.5 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 5080 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1287909 — Hitchcox Mountain, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356811247

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