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Story Mountain

Story Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.89923, -85.44831

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • 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
Waterfalls: 18
  • 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
Museums: 10
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • George's Hole: 17.4 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • The Pink Elephant: 17.7 mi
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 20.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobESE 115°624 m15.6 mi
Dugger HillESE 108°617 m14.4 mi
Big LevelESE 105°617 m15.0 mi
Potts KnobE 95°617 m15.5 mi
Bradden KnobSSE 153°616 m17.8 mi
Chestnut MountainE 96°610 m8.3 mi
The PoundsE 96°603 m16.1 mi
Kellog KnobSSE 152°598 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2619:2420:02
September equinox06:3018:0718:40
December solstice06:4915:5316:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674777670594841
Precip in5.15.15.65.35.05.54.84.44.03.34.56.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta Wastewater Plant, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356839942

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