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McCullough Mountain

McCullough Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

McCullough Mountain rises to 672 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31680082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
672 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.85424, -84.90717

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 55
  • Cumberland Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
  • Boy Scout Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • Centennial Park: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
Waterfalls: 19
Springs: 11
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 1.3 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 15.9 mi
Museums: 5
  • Native Stone Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 11.4 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Troop 45: 9.7 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 11.5 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 21.2 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 21.2 mi
  • Lake Shore: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Roadside Table: 9.0 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 11.4 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 17.5 mi
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 5.1 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 7.1 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 14.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of McCullough Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSW 218°931 m6.4 mi
Dorton KnobSW 227°910 m5.6 mi
Brady MountainWSW 242°893 m4.0 mi
Bear Den MountainSW 219°893 m4.9 mi
Black MountainNE 38°862 m1.2 mi
Luper MountainNE 44°833 m9.6 mi
Big Rock MountainNE 35°824 m4.9 mi
Thorny MountainNE 43°811 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2419:2220:00
September equinox06:2818:0418:38
December solstice06:4715:5116:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946556370747367564639
Precip in4.95.15.45.55.24.95.53.64.13.14.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crossville MEM AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356838547

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