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Nunley Mountain

Nunley Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Nunley Mountain rises to 560 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Stepp Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31681607, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
560 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.54368, -85.72915

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
Waterfalls: 22
  • Greeter Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Horsepound Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Suter Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Savage Falls: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 6
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 4
  • Savage Gulf State Park: 8.9 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 17.2 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 17.6 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
  • George's Hole: 23.0 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Saddleback Platform: 21.4 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 22.0 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 9.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Nunley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainSSE 150°715 m15.4 mi
Bunker HillSE 136°703 m17.9 mi
Lockhart HillESE 113°694 m15.2 mi
Price MountainESE 116°689 m14.3 mi
Flat MountainESE 121°684 m17.3 mi
Jakes MountainE 94°670 m13.3 mi
Wolfpen MountainESE 107°664 m15.5 mi
Stocker HillSSE 159°654 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:55
June solstice05:2919:2520:02
September equinox06:3218:0818:41
December solstice06:4915:5516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414452616875787772615044
Precip in4.65.05.25.04.74.54.83.73.93.24.25.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Minnville, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1296019 — Nunley Mountain, Grundy County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356824423

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