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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 433 m in Tennessee. Frozen Head stands 1,001 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31686441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
433 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.94924, -84.64800

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Emory Gap Park: 4.4 mi
  • Mid-East Community Playground: 4.7 mi
  • Pine Hills Little League: 4.7 mi
  • Pine Hills Community Park: 4.8 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 19
Springs: 14
  • Delozier Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Ambrose Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Rose Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Massengil Spring: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Lake Shore: 8.4 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 9.0 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 9.0 mi
  • Troop 45: 12.1 mi
  • K-33: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Ozone Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Ray Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Debord Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Emory Gap Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 19.3 mi
Museums: 11
  • Jane Manley Museum: 12.0 mi
  • K-25 History Center: 14.3 mi
  • Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 18.2 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 21.1 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 5.4 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 6.9 mi
  • Roadside Table: 18.3 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Abandoned Train: 20.3 mi
  • Caboose: 22.5 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 15.0 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 17.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frozen HeadNE 41°1,001 m16.0 mi
Big Brushy MountainENE 56°979 m15.9 mi
Flagpole KnobENE 56°977 m15.9 mi
Little Fork MountainNE 41°965 m14.7 mi
Bird MountainNE 34°958 m16.7 mi
Old Mac MountainNE 40°955 m16.3 mi
Chimney Top MountainNE 38°948 m13.7 mi
Indian KnobNE 43°931 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:51
June solstice06:2320:2120:59
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4616:4917:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576573777670584740
Precip in5.45.45.55.64.75.56.03.84.43.54.66.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockwood 2, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1300165 — Round Mountain, Morgan County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356831074

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