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Phifer Mountain

Phifer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Phifer Mountain rises to 487 m in Tennessee. Big Hill stands 617 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnett Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31682743, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
487 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.08812, -85.42414

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Hidden Hollow Park: 4.3 mi
  • Capshaw Park: 6.1 mi
  • Ensor Sink Natural Area: 6.3 mi
  • Parkview Park: 6.5 mi
  • Cookeville Square: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • City Lake Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Falling Water Cascades: 10.0 mi
  • Little Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Burgess Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Middle Falls: 10.2 mi
Museums: 12
  • Cookeville History Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Soard Properties Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Depot Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Cookeville Childrens Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Monterey Depot Museum: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 3
  • Sunset Rock: 11.2 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 18.0 mi
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 7.6 mi
  • Standing Stone State Park: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 6.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Phifer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big HillE 98°617 m17.4 mi
Hampton MountainENE 58°616 m12.0 mi
Chestnut MountainSSE 154°610 m15.5 mi
Tyler MountainNE 53°597 m12.9 mi
Blaylock MountainNNE 32°593 m8.5 mi
Green Pond MountainENE 61°592 m16.3 mi
Verble KnobsENE 78°587 m11.9 mi
Little Chestnut MountainSSE 164°587 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2619:2520:03
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:5015:5216:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576573777670584841
Precip in5.35.55.55.45.25.55.73.94.53.34.36.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cookeville, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356826640

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