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Horse Mountain

Horse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Mountain rises to 360 m in Tennessee. Locust Knob stands 412 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is HV Griffon Park, a park 1.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31674623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
360 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.51257, -86.41999

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Cliffs: 12
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 5
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 15.1 mi
  • Tims Ford Nature Center: 22.2 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 22.6 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 22.7 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 4
Springs: 3
  • Natural Spring House: 11.2 mi
  • Short Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Maney Spring: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Locust KnobNE 35°412 m12.1 mi
Hickory HillNNE 12°405 m10.3 mi
Gowen KnobNNE 30°399 m19.1 mi
Pilot KnobNNE 33°396 m15.0 mi
Soapstone HillNNE 12°386 m9.8 mi
Gilly HillNE 53°386 m19.4 mi
Versailles KnobNNW 335°381 m15.8 mi
Prater HillNE 36°378 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:3119:2720:05
September equinox06:3418:1118:44
December solstice06:5215:5816:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606875797872614942
Precip in5.35.65.85.05.05.05.14.24.23.74.46.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelbyville Water Dept, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356811867

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