Dripping Spring
Dripping Spring is a spring in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 493 m. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the south-southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Brady Bluff, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Brown Mountain: 1.6 mi
- McCullough Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Loden Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Brady Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Flat Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Cumberland Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Cumberland Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
- Meadow Park Lake: 10.0 mi
- Centennial Park: 10.2 mi
- Keaton Falls: 6.5 mi
- Ray Falls: 6.6 mi
- Ozone Falls: 7.5 mi
- Stinging Fork Falls 60: 8.2 mi
- Upper Piney Falls 80: 8.5 mi
- Brady Bluff: 0.7 mi
- Negro Jumpoff: 8.1 mi
- Indian Head Point Overlook: 8.2 mi
- Spider Den Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Dickey Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 1.1 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 2.4 mi
- Black Mountain Area: 4.0 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 4.7 mi
- Hinch Mountain Area: 5.4 mi
- Black Mountain Springhouse: 3.1 mi
- Mars Hill Spring: 10.7 mi
- Moulton Spring: 11.0 mi
- Holloway Spring: 16.5 mi
- Blue Spring: 16.9 mi
- Troop 45: 10.7 mi
- Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Fort Southwest Point: 22.7 mi
- Fort Southwest Point: 22.7 mi
- Clarence Darrow: 24.3 mi
- Native Stone Museum: 9.0 mi
- Military Memorial Museum: 9.0 mi
- Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 11.0 mi
- Jane Manley Museum: 14.7 mi
- Meigs County Historical Museum: 23.8 mi
- Roadside Table: 8.9 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 11.0 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 19.0 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 22.1 mi
- Head of the Sequatchie River: 5.3 mi
- Virgin Falls Trailhead: 19.5 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Sam: 8.5 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 12.9 mi
- Cute: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Dripping Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinch Mountain | SSW 211° | 931 m | 4.8 mi |
| Dorton Knob | SW 223° | 910 m | 3.9 mi |
| Brady Mountain | WSW 246° | 893 m | 2.3 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | SSW 209° | 893 m | 3.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 50° | 862 m | 2.9 mi |
| Luper Mountain | NE 46° | 833 m | 11.4 mi |
| Big Rock Mountain | NE 41° | 824 m | 6.6 mi |
| Thorny Mountain | NE 46° | 811 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:51 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crossville MEM AP, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 23.3 | 33.4 | 26.2 | 24.3 | 14.1 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 17.1 | 30.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Basses Creek AT Lake Tansi NR Crossville,tn, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- dwarf larkspur6 obs
- fire pink5 obs
- striped wintergreen5 obs
- pink lady's slipper4 obs
- marginal wood fern4 obs
- sassafras4 obs
- American cancer-root4 obs
- woodland pinkroot4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3054567768
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