The Horse Pound
The Horse Pound rises to 543 m in Tennessee. Big Hill stands 617 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31674639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 543 m
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 22.9 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lost Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Cub Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Norrod Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Green Pond Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Bear Knob: 7.0 mi
- South Fentress Comunity Park: 3.7 mi
- Meadow Creek Park: 11.7 mi
- Colditz Cove State Natural Area: 13.0 mi
- Whitaker Park: 13.3 mi
- Allardt Park: 13.4 mi
- Jane Bend Overlook: 5.7 mi
- Ding Dong Rock: 5.7 mi
- Apple Bag Overlook: 6.0 mi
- Big Piney Overlook: 6.5 mi
- Swift Ford Overlook: 7.2 mi
- Monterey Depot Museum: 13.5 mi
- Old Jail: 14.1 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 14.1 mi
- Overton County Museum: 17.1 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 20.8 mi
- East Fork Stables: 8.9 mi
- East Point Marina: 14.0 mi
- good landing beach: 18.6 mi
- Sunset Marina: 20.0 mi
- launch site for kayak: 20.1 mi
- Upper Waterloo Falls: 22.5 mi
- Waterloo Falls: 22.7 mi
- City Lake Falls: 22.8 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 17.0 mi
- TTU Eagle Statue: 24.9 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Rugby's Hidden History: 21.6 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 21.5 mi
- Olympus: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of The Horse Pound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | SSW 191° | 617 m | 14.1 mi |
| Hampton Mountain | WSW 243° | 616 m | 11.1 mi |
| Tyler Mountain | WSW 249° | 597 m | 10.4 mi |
| Lavender Knob | SSE 163° | 594 m | 16.4 mi |
| Blaylock Mountain | WSW 255° | 593 m | 16.1 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | WSW 240° | 592 m | 6.8 mi |
| Verble Knobs | SW 223° | 587 m | 12.3 mi |
| Copeland Mountain | WSW 251° | 585 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:50 | 16:30 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 6.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356779033
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