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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: 53
  • 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: 31
Springs: 17
  • 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: 3
  • Memorial Cross: 14.0 mi
  • B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Rebel's Rest: 15.2 mi
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 20.3 miles of Bishop Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillE591 m18.7 mi
Claibornes ViewENE578 m18.0 mi
High TopNE574 m11.7 mi
Johnson TopSW568 m12.4 mi
Flat TopSE567 m1.5 mi
Crane TopESE562 m4.1 mi
Talley TopSSW558 m6.5 mi
Cape of Good HopeENE558 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 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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356788461

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