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Turkeyscratch Mountain

Turkeyscratch Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.74562, -85.61248

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
  • 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
Waterfalls: 22
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Cumberland Caverns: 6.8 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 15.4 mi
  • George's Hole: 16.1 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 18.1 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • George's Hole: 16.0 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Turkeyscratch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jakes MountainSSE 156°670 m16.4 mi
Wright MountainSE 134°649 m16.9 mi
Black MountainSSE 155°649 m17.8 mi
Hitchcox MountainSE 138°647 m17.3 mi
Smartt MountainSE 139°645 m15.3 mi
Bonner KnobSSE 157°644 m18.4 mi
Pink KnobSE 140°641 m18.0 mi
Horseshoe MountainSE 129°633 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:54
June solstice05:2819:2520:02
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:4915:5416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394250596774777670594942
Precip in5.15.16.05.24.85.45.34.34.03.54.66.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Island SP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356779974

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