Editing Monteagle, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
Monteagle is located in the southwest corner of Grundy County and the northwest corner of Marion County at {{coord|35|14|24|N|85|50|4|W|type:city}} (35.239941, -85.834372).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The Marion-Grundy county line runs east-to-west through the center of town. The town limits extend west into Franklin County as well.

The town straddles a narrow stretch of the [[Cumberland Plateau]] known colloquially as "Monteagle Mountain".<ref>The name is used by the local chamber of commerce ([http://www.monteaglechamber.com/]) and the Grundy County website ([http://grundycountytn.net/monteagle/index.html]), and is frequently used in news reports to describe accidents in the vicinity (e.g. [http://newschannel9.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-overturns-going-down-monteagle-mountain] and [http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/30678422/sunday-morning-crash-shuts-down-i-24-on-monteagle-mtn]).</ref> This stretch of the plateau is approximately {{convert|2|mi|0}} wide, with steep drop-offs to the northwest and southeast. Monteagle lies at an elevation of just under {{convert|2000|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref name=gnis/> By comparison, two nearby cities, [[Cowan, Tennessee|Cowan]] (to the northwest) and [[South Pittsburg, Tennessee|South Pittsburg]] (to the southeast), lie at elevations of less than {{convert|1000|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref>{{GNIS|1306151|Cowan, Tennessee}}</ref><ref>{{GNIS|1314091|South Pittsburg, Tennessee}}</ref>

[[Interstate 24]] passes through the town just south and west of the town center, with access from Exits 134 and 135. I-24 leads northwest {{convert|88|mi}} to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and southeast {{convert|46|mi}} to [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]. [[U.S. Route 41]] is Main Street through the town, leading east {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Tracy City, Tennessee|Tracy City]] and northwest {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Manchester, Tennessee|Manchester]]. [[U.S. Route 41 Alternate (Monteagle-Hopkinsville)|U.S. Route&nbsp;41A]] branches off from US 41 in Monteagle and leads southwest {{convert|5.5|mi}} to [[Sewanee, Tennessee|Sewanee]]. [[Winchester, Tennessee|Winchester]] is {{convert|18|mi}} to the west via US 41A.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|22.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|22.1|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.48%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The north side of town drains off the plateau into Layne Cove and is part of the [[Elk River (Tennessee)|Elk River]] watershed, while the south side drains into Ladd Cove and Cave Cove, part of the Battle Creek watershed. Both watersheds flow to the [[Tennessee River]].

===Climate===
Monteagle's climate is [[Humid subtropical climate|subtropical]] (''Cfa'') under [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]], typical of Tennessee. However, it's temperate (''Do'') under [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]] due to only having 7 months over {{convert|50|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. Additionally, its high precipitation means that it's a [[Temperate rainforest|rainforest climate]] more typical of the southern [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] (see [[Appalachian temperate rainforest]]).

{{Weather box
|location = Monteagle, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1938–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 73
|Feb record high F = 80
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 99
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 81
|Dec record high F = 73
|year record high F = 101

|Jan avg record high F = 64.0
|Feb avg record high F = 67.6
|Mar avg record high F = 74.7
|Apr avg record high F = 80.5
|May avg record high F = 83.4
|Jun avg record high F = 87.9
|Jul avg record high F = 89.6
|Aug avg record high F = 89.0
|Sep avg record high F = 85.9
|Oct avg record high F = 79.7
|Nov avg record high F = 72.3
|Dec avg record high F = 63.7
|year avg record high F = 91.2

|Jan high F = 44.3
|Feb high F = 48.7
|Mar high F = 57.3
|Apr high F = 66.8
|May high F = 73.8
|Jun high F = 80.3
|Jul high F = 83.2
|Aug high F = 82.7
|Sep high F = 78.0
|Oct high F = 67.8
|Nov high F = 56.7
|Dec high F = 47.9
|year high F = 65.6
|Jan mean F = 35.4
|Feb mean F = 39.3
|Mar mean F = 47.1
|Apr mean F = 56.0
|May mean F = 63.8
|Jun mean F = 70.8
|Jul mean F = 74.0
|Aug mean F = 73.3
|Sep mean F = 68.1
|Oct mean F = 57.3
|Nov mean F = 46.8
|Dec mean F = 39.1
|year mean F = 55.9
|Jan low F = 26.4
|Feb low F = 29.8
|Mar low F = 36.8
|Apr low F = 45.2
|May low F = 53.8
|Jun low F = 61.3
|Jul low F = 64.8
|Aug low F = 64.0
|Sep low F = 58.2
|Oct low F = 46.7
|Nov low F = 36.8
|Dec low F = 30.3
|year low F = 46.2

|Jan avg record low F = 7.1
|Feb avg record low F = 12.9
|Mar avg record low F = 18.9
|Apr avg record low F = 29.4
|May avg record low F = 38.8
|Jun avg record low F = 51.0
|Jul avg record low F = 57.3
|Aug avg record low F = 56.6
|Sep avg record low F = 44.5
|Oct avg record low F = 31.1
|Nov avg record low F = 21.1
|Dec avg record low F = 14.2
|year avg record low F = 4.4

|Jan record low F = -20
|Feb record low F = -8
|Mar record low F = 1
|Apr record low F = 19
|May record low F = 30
|Jun record low F = 40
|Jul record low F = 48
|Aug record low F = 44
|Sep record low F = 33
|Oct record low F = 21
|Nov record low F = -7
|Dec record low F = −9
|year record low F = -20
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.68
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.77
|Mar precipitation inch = 6.31
|Apr precipitation inch = 6.26
|May precipitation inch = 5.31
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.76
|Jul precipitation inch = 6.40
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.75
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.59
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.09
|Nov precipitation inch = 5.22
|Dec precipitation inch = 6.82
|year precipitation inch = 66.96
|Jan snow inch = 1.5
|Feb snow inch = 1.9
|Mar snow inch = 0.8
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.1
|Dec snow inch = 1.1
|year snow inch = 5.4
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 12.8
|Feb precipitation days = 12.3
|Mar precipitation days = 12.8
|Apr precipitation days = 11.6
|May precipitation days = 11.9
|Jun precipitation days = 12.5
|Jul precipitation days = 12.8
|Aug precipitation days = 11.0
|Sep precipitation days = 8.6
|Oct precipitation days = 9.1
|Nov precipitation days = 10.1
|Dec precipitation days = 13.0
|year precipitation days = 138.5
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.1
|Feb snow days = 1.1
|Mar snow days = 0.6
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 0.7
|year snow days = 3.6
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=mrx
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 10, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00406162&format=pdf
| title = Station: Monteagle, TN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 10, 2021}}</ref>
}}