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Palestine Mountain

Palestine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Palestine Mountain rises to 434 m in Tennessee. Harris Mountain stands 582 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooper Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31682081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
434 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.47673, -85.35663

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 24
Museums: 11
  • Overton County Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Clay County Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Alvin C York Home: 22.5 mi
  • Cookeville Childrens Museum: 23.0 mi
  • Cookeville History Museum: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Star Point Marina: 9.8 mi
  • launch site for kayak: 11.5 mi
  • good landing beach: 11.5 mi
  • Sunset Marina: 11.6 mi
  • Eagle Cove Marina: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Upper Waterloo Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Waterloo Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Wash Morgan Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Savannah Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Charlotte Falls: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Standing Stone State Park: 6.7 mi
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 22.9 mi
  • The Pink Elephant: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Mud Camp Creek Wildlife Management Area: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harris MountainSSE 163°582 m15.5 mi
Alpine MountainSE 138°574 m10.4 mi
Round TopSSE 159°572 m18.9 mi
France MountainSSE 159°570 m17.3 mi
Cub MountainSE 139°567 m17.3 mi
Gullet MountainSE 146°566 m9.6 mi
Round TopSSE 153°566 m18.6 mi
Brushy MountainSSE 161°565 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1918:53
June solstice05:2419:2520:04
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:5015:5016:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576573777670584840
Precip in4.74.75.04.84.74.74.64.33.92.93.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston Radio Wliv, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1296686 — Palestine Mountain, Overton County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356825805

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