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Big Hill

Big Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31662522, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
799 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.31790, -81.93456

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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
Waterfalls: 53
  • 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: 33
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
Artworks: 17
Museums: 14
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
Gardens: 9
  • 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
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 16.0 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
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beech MountainSSE 162°1,663 m9.7 mi
Pinnacles of the BeechSSE 162°1,652 m9.7 mi
Rocky KnobSSE 148°1,502 m9.4 mi
The BaldENE 70°1,420 m7.5 mi
Ellison MountainE 91°1,355 m11.3 mi
Buckeye KnobE 91°1,333 m8.0 mi
Rocky KnobE 89°1,332 m11.5 mi
Toms KnobSSE 149°1,318 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1120:1120:49
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3616:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333642526067706964544437
Precip in4.43.74.34.64.45.25.24.22.93.13.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flat Springs 1E, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356843306

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