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Spring Shelter

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Elevation, modelled
195 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Defiance398 m · 20.5 mi
Nearest byway
Cordell Hull Highway27.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:05local time
Coordinates
36.3123, -85.9438
Spring Shelter, seen from above at true elevation

Spring Shelter is a spring in Tennessee, at a modelled 195 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tater Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 27 miles off. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Shelter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceSW 217°398 m20.5 mi
Fisher KnobSSW 205°383 m24.6 mi
Turney KnobSSW 206°379 m24.9 mi
Round Top KnobSSW 197°364 m20.8 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 206°359 m14.1 mi
Lawrence KnobSSW 205°359 m23.9 mi
Walnut KnobSSW 209°357 m13.4 mi
Pilot KnobSW 235°357 m23.8 mi

134 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
Cliffs: 20
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:56
June solstice05:2719:2720:05
September equinox06:3218:0818:42
December solstice06:5215:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787771604941
Precip in4.54.95.04.44.75.05.03.73.43.43.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carthage, 5 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs7,5019,1989,2526,8394,8122,5622,7282,0102,2242,5972,7726,352

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Caney Fork AT Stonewall, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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