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Saltpeter Hill

Saltpeter Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Saltpeter Hill rises to 227 m in Tennessee. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Petty Bluff, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 29 miles off. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31686826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
227 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.30616, -86.00054

140 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Parks: 51
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 8
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 4.6 mi
  • The Eads Museum: 5.3 mi
  • Granville Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 17.3 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 3.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceSSW 209°398 m18.4 mi
Fisher KnobSSW 198°383 m23.1 mi
Turney KnobSSW 199°379 m23.3 mi
Round Top KnobS 189°364 m19.7 mi
Fodderstack KnobSSW 194°362 m24.6 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 194°359 m12.6 mi
Lawrence KnobSSW 198°359 m22.4 mi
Walnut KnobSSW 197°357 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2218:56
June solstice05:2719:2720:06
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5215:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787771604941
Precip in4.54.95.04.44.75.05.03.73.43.43.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carthage, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1300611 — Saltpeter Hill, Smith County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356831868

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