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Ross Mountain

Ross Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ross Mountain rises to 715 m in Tennessee. Bunker Hill stands 703 m to the east, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Stocker Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31686220, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
715 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.35118, -85.59108

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 36
  • Suter Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Horsepound Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Savage Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Greeter Falls: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 8
  • UH-1: 10.7 mi
  • Jeep: 10.7 mi
  • M113: 10.7 mi
  • Danny Cove: 15.4 mi
  • Corn Maze: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 6
  • Schwoon Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Pryor Cave Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 20.2 mi
  • Cave Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Saddleback Platform: 8.2 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 16.9 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 16.9 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 20.8 mi
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Ross Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillE 84°703 m4.8 mi
Lockhart HillNE 40°694 m9.7 mi
Buck KnobENE 76°693 m17.3 mi
Price MountainNE 36°689 m8.6 mi
Flat MountainENE 57°684 m8.4 mi
Jakes MountainNNE 24°670 m13.5 mi
Wolfpen MountainNE 39°664 m11.3 mi
Stocker HillW 266°654 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:54
June solstice05:2919:2420:01
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:4815:5516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846546370737267564638
Precip in5.85.56.16.15.15.36.14.34.23.44.86.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coalmont, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356831041

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