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Big Four Mountain

Big Four Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Four Mountain rises to 520 m in Tennessee. Stout Knob stands 892 m to the east-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruckerd Knob, a peak 2.3 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31662444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
520 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.52230, -84.10493

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 31
  • Indian Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Greenlee Park: 4.7 mi
  • Veterans Park: 4.7 mi
  • Indian Mountain State Park: 4.8 mi
  • Indian Mountain State Park: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 17
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 6
  • Campbell County Historical: 9.7 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 21.1 mi
  • Lenoir Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Norris Museum: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 20.5 mi
  • Winona General Store: 21.5 mi
  • Train Cars: 22.6 mi
  • Tri-State Point: 24.4 mi
Natural arches: 3
  • Hole In Rock Arch: 20.7 mi
  • Split Bow Arch: 24.3 mi
  • Moonshiner’s Arch: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 4.6 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 6.5 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Big Four Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stout KnobESE 111°892 m9.1 mi
Walnut MountainSW 224°859 m8.1 mi
Koker KnobESE 118°850 m7.4 mi
Steamboat RockSSE 158°779 m6.6 mi
Sexton MountainWSW 257°761 m12.3 mi
Leach MountainE 92°757 m11.9 mi
Ned MountainW 259°756 m13.1 mi
Chimney MountainW 264°756 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:48
June solstice06:1920:2020:59
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4516:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556572757468574639
Precip in4.65.05.25.14.85.05.83.83.62.83.85.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1277298 — Big Four Mountain, Campbell County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356788134

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