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Milksick Mountain

Milksick Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Milksick Mountain rises to 497 m in Tennessee. Pilot Knob stands 624 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Story Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31680329, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
497 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.86118, -85.44497

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 56
  • Pearson Park: 4.4 mi
  • Rockhouse State Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Beecher Wallace Homestead: 5.6 mi
  • Spencer City Park: 8.0 mi
  • Latimer Scout Reservation: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Lost Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Virgin Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Big Laurel Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Big Branch Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Twin Falls: 11.2 mi
Museums: 10
Attractions: 5
  • Sunset Rock: 5.8 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 9.1 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 14.3 mi
  • George's Hole: 14.9 mi
  • Cumberland Caverns: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • George's Hole: 14.9 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 18.5 mi
  • The Pink Elephant: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Milksick Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobESE 106°624 m14.5 mi
Dugger HillE 98°617 m13.6 mi
Big LevelE 95°617 m14.4 mi
Potts KnobE 85°617 m15.3 mi
Bradden KnobSSE 149°616 m15.4 mi
Chestnut MountainENE 77°610 m8.2 mi
The PoundsE 87°603 m15.8 mi
Kellog KnobSSE 148°598 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2719:2420:02
September equinox06:3018:0718:40
December solstice06:4915:5316:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674777670594841
Precip in5.15.15.65.35.05.54.84.44.03.34.56.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta Wastewater Plant, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356820162

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