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Big Brushy Mountain

Big Brushy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Brushy Mountain rises to 979 m in Tennessee. Big Fodderstack stands 1,013 m to the north, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Flagpole Knob, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Norris Freeway passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31662313, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
979 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.07702, -84.41076

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 13
Springs: 11
  • Massengil Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Herron Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Rose Spring: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Abandoned Train: 5.2 mi
  • Aspire: 16.0 mi
  • Train Cars: 17.6 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 20.7 mi
  • Winona General Store: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Debord Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Emory Gap Falls: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Big Brushy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big FodderstackN 352°1,013 m2.1 mi
Buffalo MountainNE 44°1,008 m8.1 mi
Stallion MountainNNW 340°1,007 m5.2 mi
Squire KnobNNW 333°1,002 m5.7 mi
Frozen HeadNW 320°1,001 m4.1 mi
Burge MountainN 5°993 m7.1 mi
Pilot MountainENE 58°993 m9.2 mi
Walnut KnobNNW 344°988 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2220:2020:59
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4516:4817:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606876797872614942
Precip in5.15.65.15.24.14.65.53.53.83.14.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Asos, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356843294

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