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Lost Mountain

Lost Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lost Mountain rises to 551 m in Tennessee. Pilot Knob stands 618 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Horse Pound, a peak 2.5 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Overton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31679034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
551 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.22590, -85.09329

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
  • South Fentress Comunity Park: 4.6 mi
  • Meadow Creek Park: 9.2 mi
  • Whitaker Park: 11.0 mi
  • Colditz Cove State Natural Area: 15.4 mi
  • Allardt Park: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • Rocky Bar: 7.9 mi
  • Jane Bend Overlook: 8.1 mi
  • Ding Dong Rock: 8.1 mi
  • Apple Bag Overlook: 8.4 mi
  • Long Point: 8.7 mi
Museums: 11
  • Monterey Depot Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Old Jail: 16.6 mi
  • Old Jail Museum: 16.6 mi
  • Overton County Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 5
  • East Fork Stables: 11.4 mi
  • East Point Marina: 15.6 mi
  • good landing beach: 20.1 mi
  • Sunset Marina: 21.5 mi
  • launch site for kayak: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • City Lake Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Upper Waterloo Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Waterloo Falls: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Standing Stone State Park: 16.8 mi
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 21.0 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Lost Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSSE 149°618 m17.0 mi
Big HillS 186°617 m12.0 mi
Turkey KnobSE 143°617 m18.8 mi
Hampton MountainWSW 249°616 m8.9 mi
Tyler MountainWSW 257°597 m8.3 mi
Lavender KnobSSE 155°594 m15.3 mi
Blaylock MountainW 261°593 m14.2 mi
Green Pond MountainWSW 250°592 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1818:52
June solstice05:2419:2420:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:5016:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566572757469584739
Precip in5.75.86.05.85.45.55.64.54.83.84.76.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356817669

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