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Bishop Top

Bishop Top, seen from above at true elevation

Bishop Top rises to 472 m in Tennessee. Red Hill stands 591 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Top, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31662891, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
472 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.10508, -86.16026

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 56
  • Dry Creek Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Johny Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Harvey's Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Winchester City Park: 6.9 mi
  • Tims Ford: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 33
Springs: 18
  • Polly Anne Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Champion Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Cave Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Holly Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Dogwood Spring: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Museums: 6
  • Cowan Railroad Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Moore County Old Jail Museum: 17.2 mi
  • Tullahoma History Museum: 17.6 mi
  • Hands-On Science Center: 17.9 mi
  • Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 6.2 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 6.2 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 6.2 mi
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 6.3 mi
  • The Rock Zoo: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Falls Branch Falls 15: 17.9 mi
  • Jumpoff Falls 90: 18.2 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 19.4 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Bishop Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillE 86°591 m18.7 mi
Claibornes ViewENE 57°578 m18.0 mi
High TopNE 53°574 m11.7 mi
Johnson TopSW 224°568 m12.4 mi
Flat TopSE 131°567 m1.5 mi
Crane TopESE 110°562 m4.1 mi
Talley TopSSW 204°558 m6.5 mi
Cape of Good HopeENE 71°558 m15.0 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 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356788461

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