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The Mountain

The Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

The Mountain rises to 126 m in Tennessee. Gordon Hill stands 203 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is I.P Yancey Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 26 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31681071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
126 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.26870, -89.37702

90 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
  • I.P Yancey Park: 2.2 mi
  • Whiteville City Park: 12.9 mi
  • College Hill Park: 15.9 mi
  • Forrest Street Park: 16.0 mi
  • Mary Alice Park: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 20
  • East Talen Beach: 20.3 mi
  • East Bethany Beach: 21.7 mi
  • West Falcon head beach: 21.7 mi
  • North Mudbar Beach: 21.8 mi
  • West Bethany Beach: 21.8 mi
Peaks: 6
Attractions: 6
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Memphis Propbuster's Field: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gordon HillSSE 151°203 m18.2 mi
Pontotoc HillE 82°144 m5.3 mi
Richmond HillNNE 24°122 m13.6 mi
Fortescue HillN 359°121 m9.4 mi
Meux HillN 352°119 m12.7 mi
Jeter HillNNE 32°116 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:10
June solstice05:4419:3920:16
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0316:1016:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452617077818073625143
Precip in4.04.45.55.05.64.34.14.63.84.43.95.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moscow, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356779054

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