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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

Peaks
Parks
Cliffs: 12
Historic sites: 10
  • Bellbuckle Caboose: 6.4 mi
  • Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery: 12.8 mi
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument: 17.3 mi
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest: 17.3 mi
  • B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 22.5 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
  • 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
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
Gardens: 1

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 KnobNE412 m12.1 mi
Hickory HillNNE405 m10.3 mi
Gowen KnobNNE399 m19.1 mi
Pilot KnobNNE396 m15.0 mi
Soapstone HillNNE386 m9.8 mi
Gilly HillNE386 m19.4 mi
Versailles KnobNNW381 m15.8 mi
Prater HillNE378 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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