Mount Defiance
Mount Defiance rises to 398 m in Tennessee. Short Mountain stands 635 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is 3 Forks Park, a park 2.1 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31668757, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 398 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hearn Hill: 4.2 mi
- Lawrence Knob: 5.6 mi
- Jennings Knob: 5.9 mi
- Turney Knob: 6.1 mi
- Fisher Knob: 6.1 mi
- 3 Forks Park: 2.1 mi
- Lebanon Sports Complex: 9.8 mi
- James E. Ward Agriculture Center: 10.4 mi
- Baird Municipal Park: 10.8 mi
- Lascassas Ball Park: 11.9 mi
- General Hatton: 11.7 mi
- Airplane on a Stick: 18.2 mi
- Geographical Center of Tennessee: 18.6 mi
- MTSU Veteran's Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Artillery Monument: 19.6 mi
- Gin Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Upton Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Dripping Rock Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Mitchells Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Scraunchers Rock Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 9.8 mi
- Wilson County Veterans Museum: 11.5 mi
- Lebanon Museum and History Center: 12.6 mi
- The Eads Museum: 16.3 mi
- Smith County Heritage Museum: 17.0 mi
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 14.4 mi
- Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 19.4 mi
- Williamson Family Farm: 21.7 mi
- GO USA Fun Park: 21.7 mi
- Spring Creek: 6.8 mi
- Big Spring: 12.1 mi
- Hopewell: 24.9 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 17.3 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area: 12.0 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 16.3 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 1: 20.3 mi
- James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 19.1 mi
- Blue Horseshoe: 19.5 mi
- Helicopter Distature Statue: 23.8 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 9.1 mi
- State Street Garden: 20.2 mi
- Maney Spring: 19.5 mi
- Spring Shelter: 20.5 mi
- Swimming Area: 20.2 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 24.1 mi
- Tennessee Visitor Center: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Mount Defiance. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | SE 144° | 635 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mason Mountain | SE 141° | 533 m | 18.2 mi |
| Little Short Mountain | SE 139° | 522 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sugartree Knob | SSE 149° | 446 m | 16.7 mi |
| Gowen Knob | SSW 192° | 399 m | 22.9 mi |
| Fisher Knob | SSE 164° | 383 m | 6.1 mi |
| Turney Knob | SSE 167° | 379 m | 6.1 mi |
| Manchester Hill | SSE 163° | 367 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:27 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 15:55 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356798046
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