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The Mound

The Mound, seen from above at true elevation

The Mound rises to 130 m in Tennessee. Wicker Mountain stands 223 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Middleton Tiger Mascot Statue, a artwork 4.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 58 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
130 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.08814, -88.81061

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
Parks: 20
  • Middleton City Park: 5.1 mi
  • Shady Pines Park: 8.4 mi
  • Shady Pines: 8.5 mi
  • Walnut Municipal Park: 11.1 mi
  • Cherokee Landing Park: 12.4 mi
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 2
  • Big Hill Pond Fortifications: 5.6 mi
  • Simón Bolívar: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Cherokee Landing Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Cherokee Landing Beach: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Middleton Tiger Mascot Statue: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Caboose: 19.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Brewers Spring Well: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wicker MountainSSW 200°223 m22.1 mi
Crum MountainSSE 164°221 m16.4 mi
Lindsey MountainSSW 204°214 m22.8 mi
Crow MountainSSE 164°212 m18.8 mi
Mount PeterNE 48°209 m20.8 mi
Silver Springs HillS 174°204 m21.9 mi
Gordon HillW 262°203 m23.5 mi
Rogers HillSW 225°198 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:07
June solstice05:4219:3620:13
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0016:0916:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606977807973615042
Precip in4.75.35.75.65.44.85.23.84.44.14.45.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356779045

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