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Tennessee Mountain

Tennessee Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tennessee Mountain rises to 3,039 m in Colorado. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckeye Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49081928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3039 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.93360, -105.55583

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.6 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.8 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Nederland Community Library Area: 3.1 mi
  • Chipeta Park: 3.3 mi
  • Private Pond: 3.7 mi
  • Mountain Life Park: 9.5 mi
  • Mountain City Historic Park: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 55
  • Clocktower: 5.6 mi
  • Overhung Wall: 5.6 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 5.6 mi
  • The Visor: 5.6 mi
  • Castle Rock: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 51
  • Magic Schoolbus: 1.4 mi
  • Abandoned Steamroller: 7.7 mi
  • Hugh McCammon Barns: 8.3 mi
  • John Frazer Cabin: 8.9 mi
  • Miner's Monument: 9.5 mi
Museums: 36
Nature reserves: 25
Gardens: 23
  • Fortune Community Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Goss Grove Community Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Rose Crown: 10.7 mi
  • Fox Den: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Boulder Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 18.1 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 3
  • Arapaho Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Tennessee Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Arapaho PeakNW 322°4,100 m8.1 mi
South Arapaho PeakNW 320°4,067 m7.7 mi
Old BaldyNW 323°3,974 m7.2 mi
Jasper PeakWNW 302°3,923 m7.9 mi
DeshawaNNW 327°3,907 m8.3 mi
Mount AlbionNNW 336°3,833 m8.0 mi
Skyscraper PeakWNW 285°3,774 m6.9 mi
Quarter to 5 PeakNW 315°3,749 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5420:35
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202026313949555346362720
Precip in2.72.83.74.83.82.03.02.52.02.22.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder 14 W, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 181062 — Tennessee Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358916444

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