Sheepnose Mountain
Sheepnose Mountain rises to 594 m in Tennessee. Worthington Knob stands 775 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Keener Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31687482, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 594 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Keener Hill: 0.9 mi
- Tucker Knob: 1.1 mi
- Horseshoe Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Blair Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Fall Creek Falls State Park: 5.2 mi
- Bledsoe County Ball Park: 7.4 mi
- Pikeville City Park: 7.5 mi
- Veterans Park: 7.9 mi
- Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Rockhouse Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Coon Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 18.6 mi
- Clarence Darrow: 18.6 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 20.8 mi
- Blythe Ferry: 21.5 mi
- History Wall: 21.7 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Medley Arch: 10.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Copper Cliff: 14.7 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Cumberland Spring Area: 15.9 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 15.9 mi
- Bridgestone-Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wildlife Management Area: 17.8 mi
- Savage Gulf State Park: 20.2 mi
- Cartter Patten Easement: 22.4 mi
- George's Hole: 5.6 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 6.2 mi
- Flat Top Mountain Farm: 15.3 mi
- M113: 16.2 mi
- UH-1: 16.3 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 13.7 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 13.9 mi
- Coke Oven Museum: 14.6 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 18.6 mi
- Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 21.7 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- George's Hole: 5.6 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 17.8 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 18.2 mi
- Schwoon Spring: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Sheepnose Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington Knob | ENE 64° | 775 m | 17.2 mi |
| Clayton Knob | ENE 66° | 749 m | 16.8 mi |
| Lee Knob | ENE 63° | 697 m | 18.1 mi |
| Lockhart Hill | SW 225° | 694 m | 12.1 mi |
| Price Mountain | SW 227° | 689 m | 13.3 mi |
| Flat Mountain | SW 214° | 684 m | 13.9 mi |
| Potato Knob | ENE 73° | 679 m | 14.1 mi |
| Jakes Mountain | WSW 249° | 670 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fall Creek Falls SP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1269972 — Sheepnose Mountain, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356775098
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