Peak · Tennessee
Big Hill
Big Hill rises to 799 m in Tennessee. Beech Mountain stands 1,663 m to the south-southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31662522, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 799 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.31790, -81.93456
- 9.6 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 16.4 mi off the Little Parkway
- 15.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 17.7 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Storyteller Rock · 16 mi
- Watauga View · 16 mi
- Calloway Peak · 16 mi
- Top Crag View · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lower Gorge River Access: 4.4 mi
- Watauga Gorge River Access: 6.4 mi
- Buckeye Creek Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
Peaks
- Pine Knob: 1.6 mi
- Narrows Knob: 2.1 mi
- Stump Knob: 2.8 mi
- Little Dry Run Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Rocky Knob: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 52
- Laurel Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Buckeye Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 7.3 mi
- Splash Dam Falls: 7.8 mi
- She Falls Falls: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 4.0 mi
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 5.6 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 9.4 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 13.2 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 27
- Mountain Magic Resort: 4.9 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 10.5 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 13.8 mi
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 14.3 mi
- Fun 'N' Wheels: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Hayes Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Bee Cliff: 11.5 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Pardee Point: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 17
- Hellbenders: 15.5 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 15.6 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 15.6 mi
- Time and Honor: 15.6 mi
- Hephaestus: 15.7 mi
Museums: 14
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 9.6 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 12.6 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 16.0 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 16.3 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Potters Truck Stop: 7.1 mi
- Trials Playground: 10.4 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 10.7 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Elk Valley Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 12.5 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 13.9 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 14.3 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 8
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 15.3 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 15.6 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 15.8 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 16.0 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 16.5 mi
Springs: 6
- Hampton Spring: 13.5 mi
- Shanty Springs: 15.7 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 16.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 21.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,663 m | 9.7 mi |
| Pinnacles of the Beech | SSE 162° | 1,652 m | 9.7 mi |
| The Bald | ENE 70° | 1,420 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ellison Mountain | E 91° | 1,355 m | 11.3 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | E 91° | 1,333 m | 8.0 mi |
| Toms Knob | SSE 149° | 1,318 m | 7.6 mi |
| Little Stone Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,305 m | 4.0 mi |
| Double Knobs | S 176° | 1,304 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flat Springs 1E, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356843306
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- Elizabethton · 17 mi
- Johnson City · 23 mi
- Bristol · 24 mi
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