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Lone Mountain

Lone Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lone Mountain rises to 469 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dutchmans Knob, a peak 2.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31678751, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
469 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.47701, -85.06023

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Delaware Park: 2.5 mi
  • Swinging Bridge Park: 2.8 mi
  • Dayton Walking Track Section 1: 2.8 mi
  • Washington Park: 2.8 mi
  • Centennial Park: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 38
  • Wildcat Hollow Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Brush Creek Falls 20: 2.6 mi
  • Sale Creek Falls 40: 3.1 mi
  • Morphy Falls 12: 4.0 mi
  • Paine Creek Falls 10: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 26
Historic sites: 20
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 2.9 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 2.9 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 3.0 mi
  • Blythe Ferry: 5.5 mi
  • Routes Amphitheater: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Attractions: 7
Museums: 6
  • Rhea County Museum: 2.9 mi
  • Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 5.7 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 18.7 mi
  • Coke Oven Museum: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 18.7 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • George's Hole: 20.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
  • Roadside Table: 21.7 mi
Springs: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Chester Frost Park Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Harrison Bay Park Beach: 21.8 mi
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 21.2 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 21.2 mi
  • Saddleback Platform: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Lone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainNNE 12°931 m21.5 mi
Dorton KnobNNE 11°910 m22.7 mi
Worthington KnobN 2°775 m14.6 mi
Gort KnobN 10°774 m17.5 mi
Walker KnobN 7°766 m16.5 mi
Clayton KnobN 2°749 m14.2 mi
Lee KnobN 4°697 m15.6 mi
Buck KnobWSW 251°693 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1919:52
June solstice06:2620:2220:59
September equinox07:2919:0519:39
December solstice07:4616:5217:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249586774777771594841
Precip in5.25.15.35.44.84.55.33.94.83.64.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton 2SE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356817440

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