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Big Hill

Big Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Big Hill rises to 526 m in Tennessee. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Punch Bowl Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 1.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31662492, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
526 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.89482, -82.97709

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Punch Bowl Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Punch Bowl Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Sawyer Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Sawyer Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Jeffs Knob: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 11
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 4.0 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.1 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 13.4 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 17.7 mi
  • US Constitution: 17.7 mi
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 7.5 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Overlook Access: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 10.9 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 14.6 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 20.7 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 23.3 mi
Museums: 4
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 20.1 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 20.1 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 22.7 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bluff MountainSE 133°1,430 m5.4 mi
Max Patch MountainS 170°1,407 m6.9 mi
Tennessee BluffSE 137°1,406 m5.0 mi
Laurel MountainS 183°1,311 m5.2 mi
Rich MountainSSE 163°1,311 m5.4 mi
Snowbird MountainSSW 210°1,295 m8.4 mi
Round MountainSSE 162°1,290 m3.3 mi
Wildcat TopSSW 206°1,284 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1720:1420:52
September equinox07:2118:5719:30
December solstice07:3916:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576673767670594842
Precip in3.73.34.03.84.55.24.74.93.42.42.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1277308 — Big Hill, Cocke County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356788170

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