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Vance Mountain

Vance Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Vance Mountain rises to 632 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Grape Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31690459, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
632 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.53368, -85.38608

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 49
Waterfalls: 41
Historic sites: 15
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 19.1 mi
  • Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 20.6 mi
  • Mining Ruins: 20.6 mi
  • Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 20.6 mi
  • Site #6 - Mule Barn: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 8
  • George's Hole: 9.1 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 9.4 mi
  • M113: 12.4 mi
  • UH-1: 12.4 mi
  • Jeep: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • George's Hole: 9.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Saddleback Platform: 14.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Vance Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainSW 223°715 m17.1 mi
Bunker HillSSW 209°703 m13.9 mi
Lockhart HillSW 225°694 m7.4 mi
Buck KnobSSE 148°693 m9.9 mi
Price MountainSW 229°689 m8.6 mi
Flat MountainSSW 209°684 m9.2 mi
Potato KnobENE 66°679 m18.5 mi
Jakes MountainW 267°670 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2719:2320:01
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4815:5416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556370747367574639
Precip in5.45.26.25.44.85.05.23.84.33.44.65.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fall Creek Falls SP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1273367 — Vance Mountain, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356780565

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