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Sand Mountain

Sand Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sand Mountain rises to 224 m in Tennessee. Mount Peter stands 209 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dixie Youth Park, a park 8.5 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Sand Mountain is a summit in Chester County, Tennessee with an elevation of 735 feet (224 m). Sand Mountain is covered with a sandy soil, hence the name. The primary coordinates for Sand Mountain places it within the TN 38332 ZIP Code delivery area.

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Wikidata Q31686927, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
224 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.45341, -88.46338

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Adamsville War Memorial Park: 15.5 mi
  • Memorial Bridge: 17.5 mi
  • Cherry Mansion: 19.6 mi
  • 9th Indiana Light Artillery - Thompson's Battery: 21.9 mi
  • 9th Illinois Infantry: 21.9 mi
Parks: 33
Peaks: 15
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 3
  • Rock Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Brewers Spring Well: 18.0 mi
  • Crump Spring: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Medicine Wheel: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Shiloh National Military Park: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PeterSSW 199°209 m12.1 mi
Sand HillSSE 149°196 m23.8 mi
Bald KnobS 178°194 m9.0 mi
Little Pine KnobNNE 30°193 m11.7 mi
Rose HillWSW 242°193 m16.2 mi
Laurel HillSW 236°191 m16.9 mi
Big Pine KnobNNE 27°184 m12.2 mi
Ross MountainWSW 244°184 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:4019:3520:13
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice07:0016:0616:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250596876797872604941
Precip in4.54.74.75.26.14.34.33.43.94.24.25.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356831984

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