Scott Pinnacle
Scott Pinnacle rises to 525 m in Tennessee. Worthington Knob stands 775 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is McCager Point, a peak 1.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31687183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 525 m
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- McCager Point: 1.2 mi
- Welch Knob: 2.2 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 4.3 mi
- Little Chestnut Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Dugger Hill: 4.5 mi
- Big Laurel Falls: 2.2 mi
- Big Branch Falls: 2.3 mi
- Virgin Falls: 3.0 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Latimer Scout Reservation: 1.5 mi
- Beecher Wallace Homestead: 5.1 mi
- Private Village Green - Residents Only: 7.0 mi
- Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 7.5 mi
- Rockhouse State Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Bridgestone-Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 16.2 mi
- Hinch Mountain Area: 17.4 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 17.9 mi
- Shut-in Gap Road Area: 18.4 mi
- Copper Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Medley Arch: 8.7 mi
- Stillhouse Rock: 15.4 mi
- Brady Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Indian Head Point Overlook: 21.0 mi
- Sunset Rock: 9.4 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 11.3 mi
- George's Hole: 11.5 mi
- Head of the Sequatchie River: 15.5 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 24.9 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 11.3 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 11.5 mi
- Military Memorial Museum: 16.8 mi
- Native Stone Museum: 16.9 mi
- Monterey Depot Museum: 22.6 mi
- George's Hole: 11.5 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Dripping Spring: 19.6 mi
- Black Mountain Springhouse: 22.2 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 7.1 mi
- Pinhook: 23.8 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Scott Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington Knob | SE 125° | 775 m | 15.9 mi |
| Gort Knob | ESE 112° | 774 m | 16.8 mi |
| Walker Knob | ESE 117° | 766 m | 16.2 mi |
| Clayton Knob | SE 127° | 749 m | 16.0 mi |
| Lee Knob | ESE 121° | 697 m | 15.9 mi |
| Potato Knob | SE 138° | 679 m | 16.5 mi |
| Basin Mountain | S 178° | 631 m | 16.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ESE 104° | 624 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:52 | 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 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta Wastewater Plant, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356832317
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