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Sand Mountain

Sand Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sand Mountain rises to 211 m in Tennessee. Davis Hill stands 258 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyburn Bluff, a cliff 1.7 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 23 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31686952, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
211 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.09814, -88.22532

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • US HQ Colonel David Stuart: 6.1 mi
  • Battery of canons: 6.2 mi
  • CS HQ General Johnston: 6.3 mi
  • Battery of canons: 6.4 mi
  • Battery of canons: 6.4 mi
Parks: 38
  • Pickwick Landing: 2.4 mi
  • Pickwick Landing: 2.4 mi
  • Pickwick Landing: 2.4 mi
  • Pickwick Landing: 2.4 mi
  • Pickwick Landing: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 33
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 6
  • Chalybeate Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Crump Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Rock Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Arnold Hollow Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Mill Spring: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Shiloh National Military Park: 7.8 mi
  • Caboose: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rainbow Falls: 7.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • C.A.R.E. Honor Garden: 20.3 mi

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
Davis HillNE 55°258 m20.6 mi
Woodall MountainS 182°245 m21.5 mi
Blair HillE 82°243 m23.4 mi
Baptist HillE 79°238 m22.9 mi
Pettipoole HillSE 133°233 m19.2 mi
Sand HillE 96°227 m7.6 mi
Davidson HillNE 46°223 m20.0 mi
Hughes HillNE 38°221 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:4019:3420:11
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5816:0616:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414453627077818074635244
Precip in4.95.45.65.76.24.44.94.14.33.94.25.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savannah 6 SW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356831980

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