Salzer Mountain
Salzer Mountain rises to 586 m in Tennessee. Potato Knob stands 679 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 2.0 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31686837, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 586 m
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Knob: 2.0 mi
- Kellog Knob: 4.7 mi
- Bradden Knob: 5.2 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 5.4 mi
- Scott Pinnacle: 5.5 mi
- Latimer Scout Reservation: 4.1 mi
- Fall Creek Falls State Park: 6.3 mi
- Spencer City Park: 7.9 mi
- Beecher Wallace Homestead: 9.1 mi
- Private Village Green - Residents Only: 9.4 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Coon Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Rockhouse Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
- Bridgestone-Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 18.1 mi
- Hinch Mountain Area: 18.9 mi
- Shut-in Gap Road Area: 19.1 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 19.8 mi
- Copper Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Medley Arch: 4.3 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 19.4 mi
- Stillhouse Rock: 20.8 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 5.8 mi
- George's Hole: 6.0 mi
- Virgin Falls Trailhead: 7.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 13.3 mi
- Head of the Sequatchie River: 17.4 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 8.4 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 8.7 mi
- Military Memorial Museum: 21.3 mi
- Native Stone Museum: 21.3 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 24.1 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 21.2 mi
- Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 24.1 mi
- Clarence Darrow: 24.1 mi
- William Jennings Bryan: 24.1 mi
- George's Hole: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 9.5 mi
- Dripping Spring: 22.2 mi
- Pinhook: 24.0 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Salzer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Knob | ESE 119° | 679 m | 14.6 mi |
| Wright Mountain | SSW 202° | 649 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hitchcox Mountain | SSW 202° | 647 m | 13.9 mi |
| Smartt Mountain | SSW 211° | 645 m | 13.4 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | SSW 196° | 633 m | 11.5 mi |
| Basin Mountain | SSE 169° | 631 m | 11.9 mi |
| Little Mountain | S 171° | 630 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ENE 59° | 624 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:53 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fall Creek Falls SP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1300616 — Salzer Mountain, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356831877
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