Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 473 m in Tennessee. Red Hill stands 591 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is John Sumach Reservation, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1300169).
Wikidata Q31686402, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 473 m
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Skyline Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Woods Reservation: 9.1 mi
- Mister and Mrs Larry Lee Carter Natural Area: 9.2 mi
- Johnson Reservation: 10.9 mi
- Russells Track: 11.5 mi
- Bear Hollow Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Summers Top: 3.3 mi
- Warren Peak: 4.9 mi
- Little Coon Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Steele Point: 3.4 mi
- High Point: 4.9 mi
- Falling Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Walls of Jericho: 7.1 mi
- Sand Steps: 8.5 mi
- Champion Spring: 3.3 mi
- Polly Anne Spring: 6.7 mi
- Holly Spring: 8.0 mi
- Dogwood Spring: 8.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 8.9 mi
- Jumpoff Falls 90: 12.5 mi
- Falls Branch Falls 15: 13.4 mi
- Mini Denny Cove Falls: 19.6 mi
- Denny Cove Falls: 20.2 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 20.3 mi
- John Sumach Reservation: 2.5 mi
- Walls of Jericho State Natural Area: 7.9 mi
- Cowan Marsh Public Hunting Area: 11.8 mi
- Neversink Pit: 13.8 mi
- Battle Creek Public Hunting Area: 15.2 mi
- Cowan Railroad Museum: 11.5 mi
- Bridgeport Depot Museum: 15.4 mi
- Lodge Museum of Cast Iron: 15.5 mi
- Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 16.8 mi
- The Scottsboro Boy's Museum & Cultural Center: 22.8 mi
- The Rock Zoo: 14.6 mi
- Tims Ford Lake Mural: 15.1 mi
- Dinah Shore Murals: 15.1 mi
- Franklin County Mural: 15.1 mi
- University of Tennessee Mural: 15.1 mi
- Russell Cave National Monument: 9.5 mi
- L&N RR Stevenson Depot: 11.9 mi
- South Pittsburg Municipal Hospital: 14.8 mi
- Danny Cove: 18.6 mi
- Southern Scottsboro Depot: 22.6 mi
- Memorial Cross: 13.5 mi
- Rebel's Rest: 14.6 mi
- B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 23.2 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 18.0 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 18.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
- Bellefonte: 20.0 mi
- Little Nashville: 22.3 mi
- Sewanee Natural Bridge: 11.1 mi
- Harvey's Garden: 14.5 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | NE 44° | 591 m | 11.9 mi |
| Claibornes View | NNE 15° | 578 m | 17.9 mi |
| High Top | N 356° | 574 m | 14.4 mi |
| Deerstand Hill | ENE 78° | 572 m | 11.9 mi |
| Flat Top | NW 304° | 567 m | 11.2 mi |
| Crane Top | NW 312° | 562 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cape of Good Hope | NNE 17° | 558 m | 12.9 mi |
| Talley Top | W 276° | 558 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:58 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport 5 NW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356831082
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