Scales Mountain
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
- 315.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.6 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Sophie Hill: 2.1 mi
- Townsel Hill: 2.1 mi
- Red Hill: 3.4 mi
- Cole Knob: 3.8 mi
- 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
- Castle Gwynn: 2.4 mi
- Rosecrans Headquarters: 8.1 mi
- Michigan Historic Marker: 8.1 mi
- Hazen's Brigade Monument: 8.6 mi
- General Bragg Headquarters: 8.9 mi
- Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center: 10.3 mi
- Discovery Center: 10.4 mi
- Sam Davis Home Visitor Center and Museum: 11.3 mi
- Carnton Plantation: 16.6 mi
- Lotz House Museum: 17.7 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 12.5 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 12.8 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 12.9 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 13.2 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 13.4 mi
- 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
- Williamson Family Farm: 7.0 mi
- GO USA Fun Park: 7.8 mi
- Boiling Spring Academy (historical): 14.5 mi
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 19.5 mi
- Visitor Center: 21.8 mi
- State Street Garden: 10.8 mi
- State Street Garden: 10.9 mi
- State Street Garden: 10.9 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Prime Health Rck Garden: 16.2 mi
- Figuers Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Powell Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Tarpley Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Wray Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Mason Bluff: 21.7 mi
- 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
- Lillard Mill: 21.0 mi
- Hopewell: 24.0 mi
- Maney Spring: 10.7 mi
- Swimming Area: 16.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Versailles Knob | SSE 167° | 381 m | 8.4 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | SSE 153° | 372 m | 7.7 mi |
| Sumner Knob | NW 316° | 370 m | 4.1 mi |
| Buteomont | NW 305° | 368.8 m | 8.7 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | NW 313° | 367 m | 8.1 mi |
| Polk Hill | NW 319° | 366 m | 7.0 mi |
| Morton Knob | NW 317° | 365 m | 7.8 mi |
| Pleasant Hill Knob | NW 308° | 361 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:29 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 41 |
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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