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Big Fodderstack

Big Fodderstack, seen from above at true elevation

Big Fodderstack rises to 1,013 m in Tennessee. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,008 m to the east-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Fodderstack, a peak 1.1 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31662428, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1013 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.10763, -84.41583

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 28
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 12
Springs: 10
  • Massengil Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Herron Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Rose Spring: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Abandoned Train: 3.4 mi
  • Train Cars: 15.5 mi
  • Aspire: 16.3 mi
  • Winona General Store: 18.6 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Emory Gap Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Debord Falls: 4.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Big Fodderstack. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo MountainENE 58°1,008 m7.0 mi
Stallion MountainNNW 332°1,007 m3.2 mi
Squire KnobNW 322°1,002 m3.7 mi
Frozen HeadWNW 294°1,001 m2.6 mi
Burge MountainN 10°993 m5.0 mi
Pilot MountainENE 71°993 m8.6 mi
Walnut KnobNNW 340°988 m4.7 mi
Bald KnobNW 322°985 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2220:2120:59
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4616:4817:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356843303

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