Big Brushy Mountain
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
- 17.6 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flagpole Knob: 0.0 mi
- Jackson Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Little Brushy Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Big Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Thunderstruck Knob: 1.9 mi
- Arrow Head Park: 4.4 mi
- RC Park: 4.5 mi
- Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area: 4.6 mi
- Big Turtle Park: 7.8 mi
- Lasalle Park: 8.0 mi
- International Friendship Bell: 9.4 mi
- K-33: 9.5 mi
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria: 9.5 mi
- K-31: 9.8 mi
- K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant): 9.8 mi
- Bull Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Hewitt Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Stubbs Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Stowe Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Image Wall: 16.3 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 4.3 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 8.6 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 9.3 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 9.9 mi
- K-25 History Center: 10.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Fork Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Wheat: 9.9 mi
- Montgomery: 11.6 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 13.0 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 18.2 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 20.8 mi
- Debord Falls: 5.7 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 5.7 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 24.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Fodderstack | N 352° | 1,013 m | 2.1 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NE 44° | 1,008 m | 8.1 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,007 m | 5.2 mi |
| Squire Knob | NNW 333° | 1,002 m | 5.7 mi |
| Frozen Head | NW 320° | 1,001 m | 4.1 mi |
| Burge Mountain | N 5° | 993 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | ENE 58° | 993 m | 9.2 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NNW 344° | 988 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:20 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Asos, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356843294
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