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The Horseshoe

The Horseshoe, seen from above at true elevation

The Horseshoe rises to 557 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is North Chick Corridor, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31674756, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
557 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.23590, -85.34302

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 60
Parks
  • The Pumpkin Patch: 5.9 mi
  • The Pumpkin Patch: 5.9 mi
  • Andy Anderton Park: 6.5 mi
  • Walden's Ridge Park: 6.7 mi
  • Walden's Ridge Park (Upper Parking Lot): 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 44
  • Mystery Falls 8: 2.9 mi
  • Vortex Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Falling Water Falls 110: 4.7 mi
  • Cooper Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Stevenson Branch Falls: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 37
Cliffs: 28
Museums: 16
Nature reserves: 13
Artworks: 13
Gardens: 9
Springs: 6
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 7.6 mi
  • Obar Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Straight Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Pryor Cave Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Schwoon Spring: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 16.2 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 18.9 mi
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 11.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of The Horseshoe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainWNW 300°715 m16.1 mi
Bunker HillNW 312°703 m12.5 mi
Lockhart HillNNW 333°694 m17.2 mi
Buck KnobNNE 13°693 m12.5 mi
Price MountainNNW 329°689 m17.3 mi
Flat MountainNNW 331°684 m14.3 mi
Jakes MountainNNW 337°670 m22.0 mi
Wolfpen MountainNNW 338°664 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:53
June solstice05:2819:2220:00
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4715:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149596673777669594941
Precip in6.35.05.85.84.85.34.94.65.03.75.06.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Soddy Daisy-mowbray MTN, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356779036

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