Peak · Tennessee
Raccoon Mountain
Raccoon Mountain rises to 563 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Obar Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 3.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 563 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.04746, -85.39131
- 3.2 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 10.8 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- John A Patten Park: 2.2 mi
- Moccasin Bend National Archeological District: 3.1 mi
- Williams Island State Archaeological Park: 3.6 mi
- Point Park: 3.7 mi
- Tennesse Riverwalk: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Hicks Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Elder Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Cameron Hill: 4.2 mi
- Cardboard Hill: 4.7 mi
- Signal Mountain: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Battle of Wauhatchie Site (New York Monument): 2.8 mi
- Camp Ross Historical Site & Plackard: 3.6 mi
- Grose's Brigade and Regimental monuments at Lookout Mountain: 3.6 mi
- New York State Monument at Lookout Ridge: 3.6 mi
- Iowa Monument: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 39
- Ruby Falls: 3.5 mi
- Cravens House: 3.7 mi
- The Suck: 5.0 mi
- Central of Georgia 349: 5.6 mi
- Orchard Knob Reservation: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 34
- Blowing Wind Falls: 3.5 mi
- Upper Glen Falls 12: 4.9 mi
- Glen Falls 15: 5.0 mi
- Lower Cascades Glen Falls 65: 5.0 mi
- Julia Falls 95: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Tennessee Wall: 1.9 mi
- Williams Point: 4.9 mi
- James Point: 5.0 mi
- Signal Point: 5.2 mi
- Wilder Point: 5.6 mi
Museums: 19
- Ochs Memorial Museum: 3.6 mi
- Battles of Chattanooga Museum: 3.8 mi
- International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum: 4.4 mi
- Creative Discovery Museum: 4.5 mi
- Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center: 4.6 mi
Springs: 17
- Obar Spring: 1.8 mi
- Straight Spring: 5.7 mi
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 5.8 mi
- Taylor Spring: 10.9 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 14
- Nutrition Sculpture: 3.7 mi
- Resurgence I: 3.8 mi
- Resurgence II: 3.8 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Moonrise: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge: 5.0 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 10.6 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 11.8 mi
- North Chick Corridor: 12.2 mi
- Elise Chapin Wildlife Sanctuary: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 8
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 3.0 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 4.2 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 4.2 mi
- Rock City Gardens: 5.6 mi
- rain garden: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Pavilion: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 10.5 mi
- Picnic and Grill sites: 15.5 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 10.0 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 13.0 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 16.4 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 9.5 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 13.9 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 20.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 3.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Raccoon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | NNW 332° | 715 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 343° | 703 m | 22.4 mi |
| Round Top | S 183° | 647 m | 14.5 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | NNW 346° | 625 m | 9.6 mi |
| Fults Hill | NW 323° | 619 m | 24.4 mi |
| Round Knob | N 10° | 601 m | 7.5 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNE 18° | 595 m | 11.9 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SSW 205° | 584 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:55 | 16:34 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1298797 — Raccoon Mountain, Marion County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356829069
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