Big Hill
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
- 8.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 8.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 18.4 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 21.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 13 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 21 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 21 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Top: 1.6 mi
- Big Bull Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Rag Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Snowbird Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Harmon Den Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 4.0 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 9.1 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 12.2 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 13.5 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 10.1 mi
- Vann Cliff: 10.6 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 11.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- Wildcat Spring: 1.7 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 4.7 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 7.7 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 8.3 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 8.7 mi
- 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
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 6.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 7.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Shook Museum: 19.4 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 20.0 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 21.1 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 16.4 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 22.4 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 18.9 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 19.7 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 18.9 mi
- Berm Park: 22.2 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 19.7 mi
- Greenbrier: 21.5 mi
- Wasp: 6.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Knob | SE 128° | 1,440 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,430 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 126° | 1,408 m | 7.4 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | E 93° | 1,407 m | 3.6 mi |
| Naked Place Mountain | SE 140° | 1,406 m | 6.3 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | ENE 64° | 1,406 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rough Knob | SE 124° | 1,381 m | 6.6 mi |
| Haynes Knob | SSE 152° | 1,356 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
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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