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Red Hills

Red Hills, seen from above at true elevation

Red Hills rises to 312 m in Tennessee. Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome stands 921 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is McMinn County Bicentennial Park, a park 2.9 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States

Wikidata Q31685294, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
312 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.38285, -84.64077

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 22
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Lowry Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Benton Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 19.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Clearwater Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Blue Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 4.1 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 4.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bean Mountain;Oswald DomeSSE 161°921 m14.0 mi
Lowry TopSSE 154°818 m13.6 mi
Chestnut MountainSE 139°768 m12.0 mi
Black MountainESE 112°721 m13.0 mi
Presswood MountainSSE 162°700 m15.1 mi
Borin TopESE 114°675 m17.9 mi
Round MountainESE 118°630 m11.5 mi
Locust MountainSE 128°620 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:51
June solstice06:2520:2020:58
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4416:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250586774787772604942
Precip in5.65.15.55.54.65.05.54.05.23.64.95.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1299068 — Red Hills, McMinn County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356829296

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