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Short Mountain

Short Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Short Mountain rises to 635 m in Tennessee. Ben Lomond Mountain stands 579 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mason Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31687635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
635 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.86645, -85.97582

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
  • Dillion Park: 5.8 mi
  • Brown. Spurlock Park: 5.9 mi
  • City Park: 6.5 mi
  • Holmes Creek Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
  • Edgar Evins State Rustic Park: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Twin Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Center Hill-Fancher Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Middle Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Burgess Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Little Falls: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 2
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 21.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Short Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ben Lomond MountainSE 143°579 m20.2 mi
Cardwell MountainSE 127°576 m20.9 mi
Mason MountainENE 74°533 m1.1 mi
Little Short MountainESE 110°522 m3.0 mi
Barnett MountainESE 119°466 m22.5 mi
Sugartree KnobW 270°446 m1.9 mi
Little Cardwell MountainSE 127°415 m19.6 mi
Hickory Nut MountainE 98°411 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:56
June solstice05:2919:2620:04
September equinox06:3318:0918:42
December solstice06:5115:5516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249586674787771594841
Precip in5.05.05.44.94.85.26.33.84.13.33.95.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodbury 1 WNW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356839583

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