Peak · Tennessee
Windy Mountain
Windy Mountain rises to 463 m in Tennessee. Round Top stands 647 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 5.3 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31691852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 463 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.98563, -85.47552
- 5.3 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 9.9 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- The Overlook · 6 mi
- Sunset Rock · 7 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 8 mi
- Ropers Rock · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Running Water Public Use Area: 4.5 mi
- hammock/picnic lawn: 5.8 mi
- Marion County Park: 5.8 mi
- John A Patten Park: 6.5 mi
- Jane's Garden: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 57
- Windy Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Tatum Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Lawson Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Dugan Point: 2.6 mi
- Hicks Mountain: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 48
- Battle of Wauhatchie Site (New York Monument): 6.0 mi
- Moonshine Still: 7.1 mi
- New York Peace Monument: 7.6 mi
- Grose's Brigade and Regimental monuments at Lookout Mountain: 7.8 mi
- New York State Monument at Lookout Ridge: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Lula Falls 100: 6.9 mi
- Lula Lake Falls 30: 6.9 mi
- High Falls: 7.3 mi
- Upper Glen Falls 12: 7.5 mi
- Glen Falls 15: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 36
- Cravens House: 7.8 mi
- Ruby Falls: 8.0 mi
- Corn Maze: 9.9 mi
- The Suck: 10.5 mi
- Central of Georgia 349: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 33
- Street Point: 1.4 mi
- Range Point: 4.7 mi
- Seward Point: 6.3 mi
- Grays Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 7.2 mi
Springs: 23
- Obar Spring: 4.7 mi
- Taylor Spring: 5.4 mi
- Straight Spring: 7.5 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 11.0 mi
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 11.7 mi
Museums: 19
- Battles of Chattanooga Museum: 7.6 mi
- Ochs Memorial Museum: 7.7 mi
- International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum: 8.9 mi
- Creative Discovery Museum: 10.3 mi
- Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 14
- Moonrise: 8.9 mi
- Nutrition Sculpture: 9.6 mi
- Resurgence I: 9.7 mi
- Resurgence II: 9.7 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Cloudland Canyon State Park: 10.1 mi
- Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge: 10.9 mi
- Battle Creek Public Hunting Area: 14.3 mi
- Elise Chapin Wildlife Sanctuary: 16.6 mi
- Audubon Acres: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 9
- Sensory Garden: 6.4 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 6.5 mi
- Rock City Gardens: 7.2 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 10.0 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Pavilion: 10.0 mi
- Picnic and Grill sites: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.2 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 16.1 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 19.1 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 22.8 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 5.5 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 17.1 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 24.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Battelle: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Windy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | SSE 159° | 647 m | 11.0 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | N 10° | 624.84 m | 13.8 mi |
| Round Knob | NNE 28° | 601 m | 13.2 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNE 28° | 595 m | 17.7 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SSW 197° | 591 m | 17.9 mi |
| Red Hill | WNW 295° | 591 m | 22.2 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SSW 196° | 584 m | 17.3 mi |
| Deerstand Hill | W 281° | 572 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:20 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:22 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:56 | 17:35 |
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 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356783355
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