Shinbone Mountain
Shinbone Mountain rises to 687 m in Tennessee. Signal Pole Hill stands 1,056 m to the southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Threewit Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31687555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 687 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 18.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 20.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 15 mi
- Parksville Lake Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Sugerloaf Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Gazebo Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Threewit Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Stansbury Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Jarnigan Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Smith Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Reese Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Ducktown City Park: 4.3 mi
- Copperhill Ballpark: 7.1 mi
- Thunder Rock Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Toccoa River Park: 7.3 mi
- Lost Creek Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
- Big Lost Falls: 6.4 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 7.4 mi
- South Shoal Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- North Shoal Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Lowry Falls: 13.4 mi
- Prayer Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Arise and Shine Marker: 6.4 mi
- Fields of the Wood: 6.4 mi
- Garden Tomb: 6.5 mi
- Ten Commandments: 6.5 mi
- Fort Marr Blockhouse: 14.8 mi
- CSA Soldiers Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 18.1 mi
- Trees Plaque: 18.2 mi
- Company A: 18.6 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 16.3 mi
- White Cliff: 16.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.8 mi
- Panther Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 8.8 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 23.0 mi
- Parksville Beach: 15.5 mi
- Shady Beach: 16.3 mi
- Shady Beach: 16.4 mi
- Poop Island: 17.7 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 18.4 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 18.6 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 19.4 mi
- Swift Museum: 23.9 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 22.9 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 22.9 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 23.0 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 21.8 mi
- Due: 21.8 mi
- Potatopatch Spring: 21.9 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Shinbone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Pole Hill | SE 125° | 1,056 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pack Mountain | SE 125° | 1,049 m | 5.0 mi |
| Angelico Mountain | SE 131° | 1,027 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Frog Mountain | W 273° | 1,017 m | 3.5 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | W 274° | 1,016 m | 3.5 mi |
| Payne Mountain | ESE 116° | 998 m | 7.1 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NW 308° | 946 m | 2.6 mi |
| Harris Top | ESE 109° | 914 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1326988 — Shinbone Mountain, Polk County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356883427
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