Silcox Mountain
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
- 0.6 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gunsight Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Straight Mountain: 2.2 mi
- White Pine Point: 2.6 mi
- Day Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Ditney Mountain: 3.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 7.1 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 24.7 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 17.4 mi
- Koger Spring: 25.0 mi
- Fork Mountain: 18.2 mi
- Montgomery: 22.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 22.2 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Mountain | SE 140° | 1,007 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hatmaker Knob | SE 140° | 976 m | 9.3 mi |
| Ash Log Mountain | SSE 149° | 975 m | 9.5 mi |
| Grissel Knob | SE 135° | 973 m | 9.3 mi |
| Huckaby Knob | ESE 118° | 953 m | 7.3 mi |
| Massengale Mountain | SE 146° | 936 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pine Bald | SE 129° | 935 m | 8.5 mi |
| Miller Mountain | SSE 148° | 923 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
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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