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Scales Mountain

Scales Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Scales Mountain rises to 362 m in Tennessee. Versailles Knob stands 381 m to the south-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 316 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31687086, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
362 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.83757, -86.57277

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Berkshire Playground: 4.5 mi
  • Cedar Stone Park: 5.8 mi
  • Pond Park: 7.9 mi
  • annecy community park: 8.1 mi
  • Mailbox Park area: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 20
Artworks: 14
  • Blue Horseshoe: 11.4 mi
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 11.5 mi
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 12.8 mi
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 23.1 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 8
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 12.1 mi
  • Creekside Crossing: 18.6 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 1
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Scales Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Versailles KnobSSE 167°381 m8.4 mi
Pinnacle HillSSE 153°372 m7.7 mi
Sumner KnobNW 316°370 m4.1 mi
ButeomontNW 305°368.8 m8.7 mi
Jenkins HillNW 313°367 m8.1 mi
Polk HillNW 319°366 m7.0 mi
Morton KnobNW 317°365 m7.8 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobNW 308°361 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3119:2920:07
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5315:5716:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148586674787771594741

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smyrna 6S, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1300862 — Scales Mountain, Rutherford County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356832202

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