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Spencer Mountain

Spencer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spencer Mountain rises to 652 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Rock Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31429278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
652 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.89424, -84.83828

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Cliffs: 18
Springs: 12
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 3.4 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Ozone Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Ray Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 11.4 mi
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 11.5 mi
  • Keaton Falls: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Troop 45: 8.4 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 14.0 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 17.5 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 17.5 mi
  • Lake Shore: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Roadside Table: 11.0 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 13.8 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 14.0 mi
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 16.1 mi
Museums: 4
  • Native Stone Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 4.9 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 6.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 19.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Spencer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSW 225°931 m11.1 mi
Dorton KnobSW 231°910 m10.4 mi
Brady MountainWSW 238°893 m8.8 mi
Bear Den MountainSW 227°893 m9.6 mi
Black MountainWSW 240°862 m3.6 mi
Luper MountainNE 34°833 m5.0 mi
Big Rock MountainNW 321°824 m1.6 mi
Thorny MountainNNE 24°811 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:51
June solstice06:2420:2221:00
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4716:5017:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576573777670584740
Precip in5.45.45.55.64.75.56.03.84.43.54.66.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockwood 2, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1303749 — Spencer Mountain, Cumberland County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356839773

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