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Silcox Mountain

Silcox Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Silcox Mountain rises to 714 m in Tennessee. Hurricane Mountain stands 1,007 m to the southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Gunsight Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31687845, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
714 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.38841, -84.38855

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 37
  • Flat Creek Park: 6.8 mi
  • Highschool Park: 8.2 mi
  • Oneida City Park: 10.0 mi
  • Field at Oneida City Park: 10.1 mi
  • Asbury Park: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • McCoy Rocks: 10.1 mi
  • Jakes Hole Overlook: 14.9 mi
  • Devil's Slot: 16.1 mi
  • Needles Eye: 16.2 mi
  • Sheep Rock: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Why Miners Fought: 17.2 mi
  • Convict Lease System: 17.2 mi
  • Militia Hill: 17.2 mi
  • American Chestnuts: 17.2 mi
  • Coal Creek War: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Winona General Store: 3.3 mi
  • Train Cars: 4.7 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 16.5 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 20.2 mi
  • Tackett Homesite & Graves: 21.5 mi
Museums: 8
  • Museum of Scott County: 8.1 mi
  • Campbell County Historical: 14.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 17.4 mi
  • Lenoir Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Norris Museum: 22.1 mi
Natural arches: 8
  • Diocese Arch: 15.8 mi
  • Split Bow Arch: 18.2 mi
  • Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 21.6 mi
  • Amphitheater Arch: 21.9 mi
  • Hole In Rock Arch: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Angel Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Emory Gap Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Debord Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Big Spring Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Lick Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Koger Spring: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Silcox Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hurricane MountainSE 140°1,007 m9.9 mi
Hatmaker KnobSE 140°976 m9.3 mi
Ash Log MountainSSE 149°975 m9.5 mi
Grissel KnobSE 135°973 m9.3 mi
Huckaby KnobESE 118°953 m7.3 mi
Massengale MountainSE 146°936 m8.1 mi
Pine BaldSE 129°935 m8.5 mi
Miller MountainSSE 148°923 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2120:2120:59
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4616:4717:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845556371757367564538
Precip in5.15.15.75.24.94.85.64.54.03.33.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneida, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1270264 — Silcox Mountain, Scott County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356775789

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