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Skinner Mountain

Skinner Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Skinner Mountain rises to 550 m in Tennessee. Green Pond Mountain stands 592 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is King Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31687976, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
550 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.38660, -85.07328

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 42
  • Tar Gap Overlook: 3.4 mi
  • Tom's Gap: 4.0 mi
  • Swift Ford Overlook: 4.0 mi
  • Big Piney Overlook: 4.6 mi
  • Bruno's Paradise: 4.9 mi
Parks: 27
  • Mark Twain City Park: 8.4 mi
  • Allardt Park: 10.7 mi
  • Obey River Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
  • Colditz Cove State Natural Area: 11.4 mi
  • South Fentress Comunity Park: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 14
  • East Point Marina: 5.2 mi
  • East Fork Stables: 6.3 mi
  • good landing beach: 9.8 mi
  • Sunset Marina: 11.1 mi
  • launch site for kayak: 11.3 mi
Museums: 6
  • Old Jail: 8.3 mi
  • Old Jail Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Alvin C York Home: 12.4 mi
  • Overton County Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Monterey Depot Museum: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Waterloo Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Waterloo Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Angel Falls: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Buffalo Arch: 22.9 mi
  • Diocese Arch: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Standing Stone State Park: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Skinner Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green Pond MountainSSW 203°592 m13.7 mi
Harris MountainSW 233°582 m14.2 mi
Negro MountainSSW 207°577 m13.4 mi
Alpine MountainW 260°574 m9.0 mi
Round TopSW 218°572 m14.5 mi
France MountainSW 224°570 m13.7 mi
Cub MountainSSW 213°567 m8.2 mi
Gullet MountainW 261°566 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1818:52
June solstice05:2419:2420:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:4916:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846556471747467564638
Precip in5.04.95.55.55.35.55.34.64.03.24.16.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamestown, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356776056

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