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Thorny Mountain

Thorny Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.93202, -84.81772

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Cliffs: 15
Springs: 13
  • 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
Waterfalls: 12
  • 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
Historic sites: 11
  • Troop 45: 10.2 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 16.7 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 16.9 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 16.9 mi
  • Lake Shore: 17.7 mi
Museums: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 5.4 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Thorny Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSW 221°931 m13.8 mi
Dorton KnobSW 225°910 m13.0 mi
Brady MountainSW 230°893 m11.2 mi
Bear Den MountainSW 221°893 m12.2 mi
Black MountainSW 224°862 m6.2 mi
Luper MountainNE 47°833 m2.3 mi
Big Rock MountainWSW 239°824 m2.5 mi
Ellis MountainNNE 20°796 m0.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:51
June solstice06:2420:2221:00
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4716:5017:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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

OpenStreetMap element node/356779313

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