Turkeyscratch Mountain
Turkeyscratch Mountain rises to 404 m in Tennessee. Jakes Mountain stands 670 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Russell Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31690264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 404 m
How to reach it
- 24.1 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Russell Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Moulder Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Grove Point: 4.3 mi
- Rock Island State Rustic Park: 5.0 mi
- Spencer City Park: 8.9 mi
- Warren County A&L Fair: 10.1 mi
- Riverfront Park: 10.5 mi
- Dottie West Park: 10.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.6 mi
- Piney Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
- Coon Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
- Medley Arch: 12.7 mi
- Ivy Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Pine Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Smoot Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Copper Cliff: 19.5 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 6.8 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 15.4 mi
- George's Hole: 16.1 mi
- Sunset Rock: 18.1 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 8.1 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 8.4 mi
- George's Hole: 16.0 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 6.3 mi
- Pinhook: 11.7 mi
- Schwoon Spring: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Turkeyscratch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakes Mountain | SSE 156° | 670 m | 16.4 mi |
| Wright Mountain | SE 134° | 649 m | 16.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 155° | 649 m | 17.8 mi |
| Hitchcox Mountain | SE 138° | 647 m | 17.3 mi |
| Smartt Mountain | SE 139° | 645 m | 15.3 mi |
| Bonner Knob | SSE 157° | 644 m | 18.4 mi |
| Pink Knob | SE 140° | 641 m | 18.0 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | SE 129° | 633 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:25 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:54 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Island SP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356779974
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