Story Mountain
Story Mountain rises to 398 m in Tennessee. Pilot Knob stands 624 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pearson Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31688771, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 398 m
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Baker Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Dibrell Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Milksick Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Buzzard Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Miller Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Pearson Park: 1.8 mi
- Rockhouse State Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Beecher Wallace Homestead: 6.0 mi
- Spencer City Park: 10.6 mi
- Latimer Scout Reservation: 11.6 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Virgin Falls: 7.8 mi
- Big Laurel Falls: 8.7 mi
- Big Branch Falls: 9.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 12.2 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 10.5 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 10.6 mi
- Soard Properties Museum: 18.4 mi
- Cookeville History Museum: 18.5 mi
- Depot Museum: 18.6 mi
- Sunset Rock: 4.2 mi
- Virgin Falls Trailhead: 9.8 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 16.8 mi
- George's Hole: 17.4 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 20.8 mi
- Medley Arch: 12.4 mi
- Copper Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Stillhouse Rock: 14.9 mi
- Harris Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Rocky Bar: 24.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- George's Hole: 17.4 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- The Pink Elephant: 17.7 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 20.3 mi
- CRMC Basin Garden: 19.0 mi
- Tech Native Plant Garden: 19.4 mi
- Pinhook: 13.8 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 17.6 mi
- TTU Eagle Statue: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Story Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | ESE 115° | 624 m | 15.6 mi |
| Dugger Hill | ESE 108° | 617 m | 14.4 mi |
| Big Level | ESE 105° | 617 m | 15.0 mi |
| Potts Knob | E 95° | 617 m | 15.5 mi |
| Bradden Knob | SSE 153° | 616 m | 17.8 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | E 96° | 610 m | 8.3 mi |
| The Pounds | E 96° | 603 m | 16.1 mi |
| Kellog Knob | SSE 152° | 598 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:53 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta Wastewater Plant, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356839942
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