Big Top
Big Top rises to 555 m in Tennessee. Johnson Top stands 568 m to the west-southwest, 8.4 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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Round Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Talley Top: 1.9 mi
- Wilson Top: 2.5 mi
- Bradford Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Cooper Top: 4.2 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Deer Lick Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Walls of Jericho: 4.4 mi
- Long Point: 7.3 mi
- Sheep Bluff: 7.5 mi
- 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
- Walls of Jericho State Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Flintville Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
- Cowan Marsh Public Hunting Area: 13.4 mi
- John Sumach Reservation: 13.6 mi
- Tims Ford Nature Center: 14.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Memorial Cross: 18.0 mi
- Rebel's Rest: 19.3 mi
- B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 21.2 mi
- Little Nashville: 18.6 mi
- Bellefonte: 24.9 mi
- Jumpoff Falls 90: 20.7 mi
- Falls Branch Falls 15: 20.8 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 23.6 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 23.6 mi
- Harvey's Garden: 12.1 mi
- Sewanee Natural Bridge: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Big Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Top | WSW 250° | 568 m | 8.4 mi |
| Flat Top | NNE 21° | 567 m | 5.4 mi |
| Crane Top | NE 45° | 562 m | 6.6 mi |
| Talley Top | W 272° | 558 m | 1.9 mi |
| Cape of Good Hope | NE 54° | 558 m | 18.6 mi |
| High Top | WSW 240° | 557 m | 10.5 mi |
| Husky Top | WSW 238° | 551 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bear Hollow Mountain | E 82° | 550 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:25 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 15:58 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester 5SE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356788314
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