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Steprock Hill

Steprock Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Steprock Hill rises to 282 m in Tennessee. Hampton Mountain stands 616 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Tater Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31688526, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
282 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.32645, -85.50886

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
Waterfalls: 12
  • Wash Morgan Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Waterloo Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Upper Waterloo Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Savannah Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Charlotte Falls: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 9
  • Overton County Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Cookeville Childrens Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Depot Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Cookeville History Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Soard Properties Museum: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 22.9 mi
  • East Point Marina: 23.2 mi
  • Star Point Marina: 23.2 mi
  • good landing beach: 23.5 mi
  • launch site for kayak: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 2
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 10.3 mi
  • Standing Stone State Park: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 21.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Steprock Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hampton MountainSE 124°616 m18.0 mi
Tyler MountainESE 120°597 m17.4 mi
Blaylock MountainSE 135°593 m13.0 mi
Copeland MountainESE 120°585 m17.1 mi
Harris MountainESE 109°582 m13.7 mi
Alpine MountainE 80°574 m15.6 mi
Round TopESE 115°572 m16.9 mi
France MountainESE 111°570 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2018:54
June solstice05:2519:2520:04
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:5115:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048576674777670584739
Precip in4.84.95.34.75.55.54.94.13.43.73.95.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1312024 — Steprock Hill, Jackson County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356851288

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