Horseshoe Mountain
Horseshoe Mountain rises to 803 m in Tennessee. Bryson Mountain stands 976 m to the northeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is North Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31428011, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 803 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 11.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 12.2 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 12 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 12 mi
- Norris Dam Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Double Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 1.2 mi
- Leach Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Bryson Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Wells Springs Access Point: 8.8 mi
- Southside Park: 9.3 mi
- Fords Woods Park: 9.4 mi
- Monks Corner TVA Small Wild Area: 10.5 mi
- Kincaid Historical Monument: 11.2 mi
- Big Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Sheeplick Point: 8.8 mi
- Hangover Rock: 9.6 mi
- Primroy Arch: 10.2 mi
- Monks Corner: 10.6 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 13.8 mi
- Civil War: 15.9 mi
- Agee: 19.0 mi
- Loyston: 19.5 mi
- Martin's Station: 19.7 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 17.9 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 20.2 mi
- Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 21.7 mi
- Knox Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 19.0 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 19.4 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 24.0 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 6.6 mi
- Butchers Spring: 11.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 14.1 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 14.5 mi
- Tri-State Point: 11.2 mi
- Loyston: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Horseshoe Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson Mountain | NE 34° | 976 m | 2.6 mi |
| Stout Knob | SW 229° | 892 m | 6.7 mi |
| Nicholson Mountain | ENE 67° | 873 m | 4.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 351° | 860 m | 2.9 mi |
| Koker Knob | WSW 237° | 850 m | 8.3 mi |
| Steamboat Rock | WSW 237° | 779 m | 13.2 mi |
| Leach Mountain | SW 225° | 757 m | 2.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ENE 67° | 753 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:19 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1288453 — Horseshoe Mountain, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356811902
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