The Shinbone
The Shinbone rises to 606 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Haley Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31687568, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 606 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Haley Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 2.5 mi
- McCullough Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Loden Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Boy Scout Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Cumberland Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Cumberland Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Whites Creek Small Wildlife Area: 8.9 mi
- Rockwood Community Park: 9.9 mi
- Negro Jumpoff: 4.6 mi
- Brady Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Indian Head Point Overlook: 10.5 mi
- White Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Spider Den Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Ozone Falls: 3.1 mi
- Ray Falls: 5.7 mi
- Upper Piney Falls 80: 9.1 mi
- Lower Piney Falls 40: 9.3 mi
- Keaton Falls: 10.0 mi
- Black Mountain Area: 1.0 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 4.8 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 6.7 mi
- Keyes-Harrison Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 8.9 mi
- Black Mountain Springhouse: 1.7 mi
- Dripping Spring: 4.4 mi
- Mars Hill Spring: 10.6 mi
- Moulton Spring: 10.7 mi
- Blue Spring: 14.2 mi
- Troop 45: 7.7 mi
- Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Fort Southwest Point: 18.5 mi
- Fort Southwest Point: 18.6 mi
- Lake Shore: 20.4 mi
- Native Stone Museum: 11.0 mi
- Military Memorial Museum: 11.0 mi
- Jane Manley Museum: 11.5 mi
- Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 11.7 mi
- Meigs County Historical Museum: 24.3 mi
- Roadside Table: 8.9 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 11.7 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 14.9 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 17.7 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 5.5 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 7.5 mi
- Head of the Sequatchie River: 9.6 mi
- Virgin Falls Trailhead: 23.6 mi
- Cute: 21.1 mi
- Montgomery: 22.1 mi
- Sam: 8.3 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of The Shinbone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinch Mountain | SW 230° | 931 m | 8.7 mi |
| Dorton Knob | WSW 237° | 910 m | 8.1 mi |
| Brady Mountain | WSW 248° | 893 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | SW 233° | 893 m | 7.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 281° | 862 m | 1.9 mi |
| Luper Mountain | NNE 32° | 833 m | 7.5 mi |
| Big Rock Mountain | N 3° | 824 m | 3.5 mi |
| Thorny Mountain | NNE 26° | 811 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockwood 2, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1272440 — The Shinbone, Cumberland County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356779071
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