Skip to content

The Shinbone

The Shinbone, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.86257, -84.86023

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 51
Cliffs: 20
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 11
  • 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
Historic sites: 5
  • 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
Museums: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 5.5 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 9.6 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSW 230°931 m8.7 mi
Dorton KnobWSW 237°910 m8.1 mi
Brady MountainWSW 248°893 m6.7 mi
Bear Den MountainSW 233°893 m7.2 mi
Black MountainW 281°862 m1.9 mi
Luper MountainNNE 32°833 m7.5 mi
Big Rock MountainN 3°824 m3.5 mi
Thorny MountainNNE 26°811 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:51
June solstice05:2419:2220:00
September equinox06:2818:0418:38
December solstice06:4715:5016:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576573777670584740
Precip in5.45.45.55.64.75.56.03.84.43.54.66.0

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

More peaks in Tennessee

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to The Shinbone.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens