Peak · Tennessee
Signal Mountain
Signal Mountain rises to 319 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Julia Falls 95, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31687793, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 319 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.12146, -85.37496
- 7.1 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 9.5 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 27.1 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Signal Point Park: 0.5 mi
- Signal Mountain Boy Scout Park: 1.7 mi
- Lena Givens Park: 1.7 mi
- Norris Field: 2.1 mi
- Andy Anderton Park: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Elder Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Round Knob: 2.3 mi
- Raccoon Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Suck Creek Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Cardboard Hill: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Moonshine Still: 4.6 mi
- Judge M.M. Allison: 5.3 mi
- Industrial Heritage: 5.7 mi
- Urban Renewal: 5.7 mi
- Trail Of Tears: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls: 41
- Julia Falls 95: 0.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls 40: 0.7 mi
- Blowing Wind Falls: 3.3 mi
- Falling Water Falls 110: 7.0 mi
- Upper Glen Falls 12: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 38
- The Suck: 0.9 mi
- Central of Georgia 349: 6.9 mi
- Ruby Falls: 7.4 mi
- Cravens House: 7.7 mi
- Orchard Knob Reservation: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 28
- Signal Point: 0.5 mi
- Edwards Point: 0.6 mi
- James Point: 1.3 mi
- Williams Point: 1.8 mi
- Wilder Point: 2.1 mi
Museums: 20
- Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center: 5.9 mi
- Creative Discovery Museum: 5.9 mi
- Houston Museum of Decorative Arts: 6.0 mi
- Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum: 6.6 mi
- Siskin Museum of Religious Artifacts: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 14
- Woodland Tiger: 5.5 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 5.6 mi
- In Town Gallery: 5.6 mi
- Resurgence I: 5.7 mi
- Resurgence II: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge: 6.0 mi
- North Chick Corridor: 7.0 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 8.6 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 8.7 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Williams Unit: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 9
- rain garden: 3.9 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 5.7 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 5.8 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 7.7 mi
- Sensory Garden: 7.9 mi
Springs: 6
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 0.9 mi
- Obar Spring: 6.9 mi
- Straight Spring: 10.3 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 13.9 mi
- Taylor Spring: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 15.0 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 8.6 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 11.3 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 13.3 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 12.2 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 15.5 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 16.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 3.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Signal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | NW 323° | 715 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 336° | 703 m | 18.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNE 13° | 693 m | 20.6 mi |
| Price Mountain | NNW 343° | 689 m | 23.9 mi |
| Flat Mountain | NNW 346° | 684 m | 21.0 mi |
| Stocker Hill | NW 317° | 654 m | 21.5 mi |
| Round Top | S 185° | 647 m | 19.7 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNE 20° | 625 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:55 | 16:34 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1270255 — Signal Mountain, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356775776
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