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Russell Mountain

Russell Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Russell Mountain rises to 380 m in Tennessee. Jakes Mountain stands 670 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q31804937, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
380 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.74451, -85.57137

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 28
  • Rock Island State Rustic Park: 6.3 mi
  • Spencer City Park: 6.6 mi
  • Warren County A&L Fair: 12.3 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 12.6 mi
  • Pepperbranch park: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 21
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Cumberland Caverns: 8.3 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 13.2 mi
  • George's Hole: 13.9 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 16.6 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Russell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jakes MountainSSE670 m15.5 mi
Wright MountainSE649 m15.3 mi
Black MountainSSE649 m16.9 mi
Hitchcox MountainSE647 m15.8 mi
Smartt MountainSE645 m13.9 mi
Bonner KnobSSE644 m17.6 mi
Pink KnobSSE641 m16.6 mi
Horseshoe MountainSE633 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:54
June solstice05:2719:2420:02
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:4915:5416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394250596774777670594942
Precip in5.15.16.05.24.85.45.34.34.03.54.66.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Island SP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1300342 — Russell Mountain, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356831302

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