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Big Rock Mountain

Big Rock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Rock Mountain rises to 824 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Spencer Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31426998, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
824 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.91285, -84.85661

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Cliffs: 17
Springs: 12
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 3.6 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Ozone Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Ray Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 12.6 mi
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 12.7 mi
  • Keaton Falls: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Troop 45: 10.1 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 15.2 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 18.7 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 18.7 mi
  • Lake Shore: 19.8 mi
Museums: 4
  • Native Stone Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Roadside Table: 12.3 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 15.1 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 15.2 mi
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 3.4 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 11.8 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Big Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSW 217°931 m11.4 mi
Dorton KnobSW 222°910 m10.5 mi
Brady MountainSW 227°893 m8.7 mi
Bear Den MountainSW 217°893 m9.8 mi
Black MountainSW 214°862 m3.8 mi
Luper MountainNE 53°833 m4.8 mi
Thorny MountainENE 59°811 m2.5 mi
Ellis MountainNE 53°796 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:51
June solstice05:2419:2220:00
September equinox06:2818:0418:38
December solstice06:4715:5016:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576573777670584740
Precip in5.45.45.55.64.75.56.03.84.43.54.66.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockwood 2, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1302832 — Big Rock Mountain, Cumberland County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356838475

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