Big Bull Mountain
Big Bull Mountain rises to 1,053 m in Tennessee. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the east, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bull Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31662378, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,053 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 9.1 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 18.9 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 22.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 13 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 22 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 23 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Bull Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Rag Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Big Hill: 1.7 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Dan Top: 2.0 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 3.5 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 5.5 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 8.3 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 7.8 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 11.9 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 10.1 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 10.6 mi
- Vann Cliff: 10.6 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 10.8 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 13.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 9.3 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 17.8 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 19.4 mi
- US Constitution: 19.4 mi
- Bill of Rights: 19.4 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 2.8 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 6.1 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 7.6 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 8.9 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 9.7 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 17.1 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 17.9 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 18.6 mi
- Historical Downtown: 23.1 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 24.2 mi
- Shook Museum: 21.1 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 21.5 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 7.3 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 17.9 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 22.3 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 20.2 mi
- Greenbrier: 21.5 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.5 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 21.3 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 20.5 mi
- Berm Park: 23.8 mi
- Wasp: 5.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Big Bull Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | E 80° | 1,430 m | 7.0 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,407 m | 4.4 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | ENE 79° | 1,406 m | 6.5 mi |
| Naked Place Mountain | SE 145° | 1,406 m | 7.9 mi |
| Rough Knob | SE 132° | 1,381 m | 8.0 mi |
| Haynes Knob | SSE 155° | 1,356 m | 8.4 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | E 95° | 1,311 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mule Stomp | SE 131° | 1,307 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1305208 — Big Bull Mountain, Cocke County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356843297
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