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Loftin Hill

Loftin Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Loftin Hill rises to 263 m in Tennessee. Buckeye Knob stands 354 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 16 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31678630, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
263 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.61063, -86.96584

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 55
Cliffs: 27
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 8
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument: 15.4 mi
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest: 15.5 mi
  • Battle of Franklin State Monuments: 19.8 mi
  • Battle of Franklin - Winstead Hill: 19.8 mi
  • Civil War Brigadier Generals Monuments: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Loftin Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buckeye KnobENE354 m15.4 mi
Barron HillSE353 m11.1 mi
Flanigan HillSW351 m13.9 mi
Skinner HillNE342 m14.9 mi
Lookout HillNNE337 m16.8 mi
Kansas HillSW332 m10.8 mi
Toombs HillS332 m12.9 mi
Chambers HillNNE320 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2619:00
June solstice05:3319:3020:07
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:5416:0016:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149586674787771594840
Precip in4.65.15.45.15.25.04.74.14.33.83.95.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia 3 WNW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356817358

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