Big Rock Mountain
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
- 7.2 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Spencer Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Slaty Knob: 2.3 mi
- Thorny Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Haley Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Ellis Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Robinhood Park: 6.8 mi
- Cumberland Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Catoosa Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
- Boy Scout Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Brady Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Negro Jumpoff: 7.0 mi
- White Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Indian Head Point Overlook: 13.9 mi
- Image Wall: 15.2 mi
- 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
- Black Mountain Area: 3.0 mi
- Keyes-Harrison Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 6.4 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 11.3 mi
- Hinch Mountain Area: 12.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Troop 45: 10.1 mi
- Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Fort Southwest Point: 18.7 mi
- Lake Shore: 19.8 mi
- 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
- Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 3.4 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- Montgomery: 19.4 mi
- Cute: 24.4 mi
- Sam: 11.7 mi
- Head of the Sequatchie River: 11.8 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Big Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinch Mountain | SW 217° | 931 m | 11.4 mi |
| Dorton Knob | SW 222° | 910 m | 10.5 mi |
| Brady Mountain | SW 227° | 893 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | SW 217° | 893 m | 9.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 214° | 862 m | 3.8 mi |
| Luper Mountain | NE 53° | 833 m | 4.8 mi |
| Thorny Mountain | ENE 59° | 811 m | 2.5 mi |
| Ellis Mountain | NE 53° | 796 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:50 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.0 |
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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