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Big Top

Big Top, seen from above at true elevation

Big Top rises to 555 m in Tennessee. High Top stands 574 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31662802, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
555 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.01786, -86.17443

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • Skyline Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
  • Johny Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Dry Creek Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Harvey's Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Winchester City Park: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 31
Springs: 16
  • Polly Anne Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Champion Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Holly Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Cave Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Dogwood Spring: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Museums: 7
  • Cowan Railroad Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Moore County Old Jail Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 22.5 mi
  • Tullahoma History Museum: 23.5 mi
  • Hands-On Science Center: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 12.1 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 12.1 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 12.2 mi
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 12.2 mi
  • The Rock Zoo: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Russell Cave National Monument: 20.8 mi
  • Jack Daniel's Distillery: 21.4 mi
  • L&N RR Stevenson Depot: 21.6 mi
  • Southern Scottsboro Depot: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Jumpoff Falls 90: 20.7 mi
  • Falls Branch Falls 15: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 23.6 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 17.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Big Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High TopNE 38°574 m16.5 mi
Johnson TopWSW 250°568 m8.4 mi
Flat TopNNE 21°567 m5.4 mi
Crane TopNE 45°562 m6.6 mi
Talley TopW 272°558 m1.9 mi
High TopWSW 240°557 m10.5 mi
Husky TopWSW 238°551 m6.8 mi
Bear Hollow MountainE 82°550 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:57
June solstice05:3219:2520:03
September equinox06:3318:1018:43
December solstice06:5015:5816:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596774787771604942
Precip in4.85.45.85.14.85.24.73.94.33.44.75.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester 5SE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356788314

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