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Sheepnose Mountain

Sheepnose Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.58201, -85.32608

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • 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
Waterfalls: 44
Historic sites: 16
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 18.6 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 18.6 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 18.6 mi
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 20.8 mi
  • Blythe Ferry: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 10
Nature reserves: 10
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • George's Hole: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Saddleback Platform: 18.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 18.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Sheepnose Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Worthington KnobENE 64°775 m17.2 mi
Clayton KnobENE 66°749 m16.8 mi
Lee KnobENE 63°697 m18.1 mi
Lockhart HillSW 225°694 m12.1 mi
Buck KnobS 171°693 m11.9 mi
Price MountainSW 227°689 m13.3 mi
Flat MountainSW 214°684 m13.9 mi
Potato KnobENE 73°679 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:53
June solstice05:2719:2320:01
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4815:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556370747367574639
Precip in5.45.26.25.44.85.05.23.84.33.44.65.7

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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