Big Mountain
Big Mountain rises to 795 m in Tennessee. Big Fodderstack stands 1,013 m to the south, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31662690, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 795 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 15.4 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Gibson Knob: 2.1 mi
- High Point: 2.4 mi
- Arch Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Flower Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area: 8.0 mi
- Robbins Park: 11.5 mi
- Robbins park: 11.5 mi
- RC Park: 12.2 mi
- Solomon Park and Civic Center: 12.4 mi
- Why Miners Fought: 14.8 mi
- Convict Lease System: 14.8 mi
- Coal Creek War: 14.8 mi
- Militia Hill: 14.9 mi
- American Chestnuts: 14.9 mi
- McCoy Rocks: 13.2 mi
- Sheep Rock: 15.2 mi
- Image Wall: 18.0 mi
- Red Cliff: 18.2 mi
- River Ridge: 18.3 mi
- Museum of Scott County: 12.9 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 14.3 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 15.5 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 17.4 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 18.2 mi
- Train Cars: 6.4 mi
- Abandoned Train: 6.8 mi
- Winona General Store: 9.5 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 19.3 mi
- Aspire: 20.0 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 6.9 mi
- Debord Falls: 7.3 mi
- Angel Falls: 21.4 mi
- Fork Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Montgomery: 13.3 mi
- Wheat: 21.2 mi
- Massengil Spring: 16.7 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 16.7 mi
- Delozier Spring: 24.5 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 15.0 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 16.3 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 22.4 mi
- Diocese Arch: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Fodderstack | S 174° | 1,013 m | 9.1 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SE 128° | 1,008 m | 8.8 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | S 184° | 1,007 m | 6.3 mi |
| Squire Knob | SSW 192° | 1,002 m | 6.2 mi |
| Frozen Head | S 190° | 1,001 m | 8.2 mi |
| Burge Mountain | SSE 156° | 993 m | 4.5 mi |
| Walnut Knob | S 188° | 988 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 196° | 985 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancing 6 NW, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356788223
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