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Big Hill

Big Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Big Hill rises to 969 m in Tennessee. Mary Knob stands 1,440 m to the southeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Top, a peak 1.6 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 8.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States

Wikidata Q31662476, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
969 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.80010, -83.02098

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 47
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 13
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 10.2 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.3 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 18.1 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 18.9 mi
  • US Constitution: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Cosby Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 14.0 mi
Springs: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 7.2 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 16.4 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 16.9 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 19.6 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Museums: 3
  • Shook Museum: 19.4 mi
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 20.0 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 21.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Chief Junaluska: 18.9 mi
  • Berm Park: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mary KnobSE 128°1,440 m8.1 mi
Bluff MountainENE 66°1,430 m7.0 mi
Bald KnobSE 126°1,408 m7.4 mi
Max Patch MountainE 93°1,407 m3.6 mi
Naked Place MountainSE 140°1,406 m6.3 mi
Tennessee BluffENE 64°1,406 m6.5 mi
Rough KnobSE 124°1,381 m6.6 mi
Haynes KnobSSE 152°1,356 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1019:44
June solstice06:1720:1420:52
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3916:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586672767569594942
Precip in4.23.94.74.44.66.46.54.64.02.73.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1277305 — Big Hill, Cocke County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356788156

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