Big Mountain
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
- 16.6 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jackson Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Thunderstruck Knob: 1.5 mi
- Little Brushy Mountain: 1.9 mi
- American Knob: 2.0 mi
- Flagpole Knob: 2.0 mi
- Arrow Head Park: 2.5 mi
- RC Park: 2.8 mi
- Lasalle Park: 6.1 mi
- Big Turtle Park: 6.1 mi
- Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area: 6.5 mi
- International Friendship Bell: 7.5 mi
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria: 7.6 mi
- K-33: 8.9 mi
- K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant): 9.1 mi
- K-31: 9.2 mi
- Bull Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Hewitt Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Stubbs Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Stowe Bluff: 15.7 mi
- River Ridge: 16.4 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 2.4 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 6.6 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 7.3 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 7.9 mi
- K-25 History Center: 9.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Fork Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Wheat: 9.0 mi
- Montgomery: 13.6 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 13.7 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 18.8 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 19.1 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 7.5 mi
- Debord Falls: 7.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redoak Mountain | NE 41° | 1,027 m | 10.7 mi |
| Big Fodderstack | NW 323° | 1,013 m | 3.5 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NNE 30° | 1,008 m | 7.6 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,007 m | 6.7 mi |
| Squire Knob | NW 323° | 1,002 m | 7.3 mi |
| Frozen Head | NW 311° | 1,001 m | 5.9 mi |
| Burge Mountain | N 351° | 993 m | 7.9 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | NE 47° | 993 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:20 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
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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