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Birchfield Mountain

Birchfield Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Birchfield Mountain rises to 368 m in Tennessee. Big Fodderstack stands 1,321 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lynn Carden Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 9.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31662849, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
368 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.48730, -84.22436

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Waterfalls: 26
  • Baby Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Bald River Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Falls Branch Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 14
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 9
  • Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Charles Hall Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Greenback Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Carmichael Inn Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Swift Museum: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 8
Springs: 4
  • Poplar Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Clearwater Spring: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Sam Houston Statue: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Birchfield Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big FodderstackESE 115°1,321 m12.2 mi
Hemlock KnobSE 142°1,211 m11.2 mi
Ikes PeakSE 126°1,155 m11.9 mi
Ikes PeakSE 126°1,155 m11.9 mi
Little FodderstackESE 102°1,137 m12.0 mi
Turkey Creek MountainSSE 148°1,063 m10.4 mi
Flats MountainSE 135°1,013 m10.1 mi
Salt Spring MountainE 99°953 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:2320:1820:56
September equinox07:2619:0219:35
December solstice07:4316:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351596875787771594842
Precip in4.64.94.94.84.94.55.34.14.13.24.85.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356788399

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