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Horseshoe Mountain

Horseshoe Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Horseshoe Mountain rises to 633 m in Tennessee. Bunker Hill stands 703 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31674723, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
633 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.58451, -85.36858

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
  • Fall Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Fall Creek Falls State Park: 5.2 mi
  • Bledsoe County Ball Park: 9.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Pikeville City Park: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 36
Historic sites: 14
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 18.5 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 20.9 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 20.9 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 21.0 mi
  • Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 10
  • George's Hole: 5.5 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 5.8 mi
  • M113: 16.0 mi
  • UH-1: 16.0 mi
  • Jeep: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • George's Hole: 5.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Saddleback Platform: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 19.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Horseshoe Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillSSW 207°703 m17.5 mi
Lockhart HillSW 216°694 m10.7 mi
Buck KnobSSE 160°693 m12.7 mi
Price MountainSW 219°689 m11.8 mi
Flat MountainSSW 205°684 m12.8 mi
Potato KnobENE 76°679 m16.4 mi
Jakes MountainWSW 241°670 m8.0 mi
Wolfpen MountainSW 217°664 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:53
June solstice05:2719:2320:01
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4815:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1288451 — Horseshoe Mountain, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356811894

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