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Ross Mountain

Ross Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ross Mountain rises to 184 m in Tennessee. Sand Mountain stands 224 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Halloway Hill, a peak 5.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 50 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31686234, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
184 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.31619, -88.80422

72 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
  • Hatchie River Park: 9.8 mi
  • Medon Park: 10.5 mi
  • Sand Beach Lake Park: 10.5 mi
  • North Main Street Historic District: 11.1 mi
  • Bolivar Courthouse Square: 11.1 mi
Peaks: 13
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 3
  • Simón Bolívar: 11.1 mi
  • Big Hill Pond Fortifications: 19.7 mi
  • Adamsville War Memorial Park: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Casey Jones Village: 23.9 mi
  • Judge Milton Brown Passenger Car: 23.9 mi
  • Engine 382: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Lion Statue: 12.7 mi
  • Middleton Tiger Mascot Statue: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Cherokee Landing Beach: 23.3 mi
  • Cherokee Landing Beach: 23.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Brewers Spring Well: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ross Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand MountainENE 64°224 m21.4 mi
Mount PeterE 97°209 m15.4 mi
Bald KnobE 89°194 m19.5 mi
Rose HillENE 69°193 m5.2 mi
Laurel HillE 91°191 m5.3 mi
Porters MountainSSW 211°190 m18.8 mi
Halloway HillNE 41°182 m5.2 mi
Martin Camp HillESE 116°181 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:07
June solstice05:4219:3620:14
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0116:0816:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149586774787770594840
Precip in5.25.66.16.45.85.15.03.74.64.24.55.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Henderson 4 W, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356831039

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