Thorny Mountain
Thorny Mountain rises to 811 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellis Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31429417, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 811 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ellis Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Slaty Knob: 0.8 mi
- Barnes Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Peg Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Luper Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Catoosa Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Robinhood Park: 6.7 mi
- Cumberland Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Rockwood Community Park: 9.9 mi
- Boy Scout Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Negro Jumpoff: 7.5 mi
- Brady Bluff: 9.3 mi
- White Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Image Wall: 12.9 mi
- Indian Head Point Overlook: 15.9 mi
- Black Mountain Springhouse: 6.0 mi
- Dripping Spring: 9.1 mi
- Delozier Spring: 12.7 mi
- Moulton Spring: 15.2 mi
- Mars Hill Spring: 15.3 mi
- Ozone Falls: 3.6 mi
- Ray Falls: 10.5 mi
- Upper Piney Falls 80: 14.1 mi
- Lower Piney Falls 40: 14.3 mi
- Keaton Falls: 15.2 mi
- Keyes-Harrison Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
- Black Mountain Area: 5.2 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 8.9 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 13.8 mi
- Hinch Mountain Area: 14.3 mi
- Troop 45: 10.2 mi
- Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Fort Southwest Point: 16.9 mi
- Lake Shore: 17.7 mi
- K-33: 23.1 mi
- Native Stone Museum: 11.7 mi
- Military Memorial Museum: 11.7 mi
- Jane Manley Museum: 13.0 mi
- Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 16.7 mi
- K-25 History Center: 23.8 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 13.4 mi
- Roadside Table: 13.7 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 14.7 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 16.7 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Montgomery: 16.9 mi
- Wheat: 24.8 mi
- Sam: 13.1 mi
- Head of the Sequatchie River: 14.3 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Thorny Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinch Mountain | SW 221° | 931 m | 13.8 mi |
| Dorton Knob | SW 225° | 910 m | 13.0 mi |
| Brady Mountain | SW 230° | 893 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | SW 221° | 893 m | 12.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 224° | 862 m | 6.2 mi |
| Luper Mountain | NE 47° | 833 m | 2.3 mi |
| Big Rock Mountain | WSW 239° | 824 m | 2.5 mi |
| Ellis Mountain | NNE 20° | 796 m | 0.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:18 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:22 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:50 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356779313
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