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The Horse Pound

The Horse Pound, seen from above at true elevation

The Horse Pound rises to 543 m in Tennessee. Pilot Knob stands 618 m to the south-southeast, 18 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

Coordinates36.25312, -85.06496

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • 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
Cliffs: 26
  • 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
Museums: 7
  • 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
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Waterloo Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Waterloo Falls: 22.7 mi
  • City Lake Falls: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Standing Stone State Park: 17.0 mi
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 22.2 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSSE 157°618 m18.0 mi
Big HillSSW 191°617 m14.1 mi
Hampton MountainWSW 243°616 m11.1 mi
Tyler MountainWSW 249°597 m10.4 mi
Lavender KnobSSE 163°594 m16.4 mi
Blaylock MountainWSW 255°593 m16.1 mi
Green Pond MountainWSW 240°592 m6.8 mi
Verble KnobsSW 223°587 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1818:52
June solstice05:2419:2420:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:5016:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566572757469584739
Precip in5.75.86.05.85.45.55.64.54.83.84.76.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356779033

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