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Petes Mountain

Petes Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Petes Mountain rises to 737 m in Tennessee. Little Fork Mountain stands 965 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ditney Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31428764, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
737 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.97424, -84.76717

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
Cliffs: 14
Springs: 13
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 10.1 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Ambrose Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Rose Spring: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Ozone Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Ray Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 17.6 mi
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 17.8 mi
  • Keaton Falls: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Troop 45: 12.4 mi
  • Lake Shore: 15.3 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 15.5 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 20.1 mi
  • K-33: 20.4 mi
Museums: 6
  • Jane Manley Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 20.1 mi
  • K-25 History Center: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 12.3 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 12.5 mi
  • Roadside Table: 17.0 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 8.8 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 18.4 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 16.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Petes Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Fork MountainENE965 m18.8 mi
Chimney Top MountainENE948 m17.7 mi
Hinch MountainSW931 m17.8 mi
Indian KnobENE931 m18.9 mi
England MountainNE921 m18.9 mi
Dorton KnobSW910 m17.0 mi
Brady MountainSW893 m15.3 mi
Bear Den MountainSW893 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1719:51
June solstice06:2320:2221:00
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4716:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576573777670584740
Precip in5.45.45.55.64.75.56.03.84.43.54.66.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockwood 2, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356826583

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