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Big Mountain

Big Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Mountain rises to 304 m in Tennessee. Redoak Mountain stands 1,027 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1277343)

Wikidata Q31662657, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
304 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.06674, -84.37743

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 12
Springs: 10
  • Massengil Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Herron Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Abandoned Train: 5.7 mi
  • Aspire: 14.2 mi
  • Train Cars: 18.6 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 19.5 mi
  • Winona General Store: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Emory Gap Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Debord Falls: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Butterfly Garden: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Redoak MountainNE 41°1,027 m10.7 mi
Big FodderstackNW 323°1,013 m3.5 mi
Buffalo MountainNNE 30°1,008 m7.6 mi
Stallion MountainNNW 327°1,007 m6.7 mi
Squire KnobNW 323°1,002 m7.3 mi
Frozen HeadNW 311°1,001 m5.9 mi
Burge MountainN 351°993 m7.9 mi
Pilot MountainNE 47°993 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2220:2020:58
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4516:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606876797872614942
Precip in5.15.65.15.24.14.65.53.53.83.14.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Asos, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1277343 — Big Mountain, Morgan County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356788217

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