Broad Axe Hill
Broad Axe Hill rises to 426 m in Tennessee. Laurel Mountain stands 1,311 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Top, a peak 2.3 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31663859, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 426 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 16.1 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 25.6 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 28.7 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 17 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 29 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Top: 2.3 mi
- Yellow Springs Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Neddy Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Beetree Knob: 3.0 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 2.8 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 4.1 mi
- Newport City Park: 4.4 mi
- Bryant Town Park: 4.8 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 8.8 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 11.7 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 13.7 mi
- Dudley Falls: 13.8 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 6.1 mi
- McNabb Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 11.4 mi
- Skulley Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 14.2 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 13.4 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
- Overlook Access: 14.9 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Burnett Spring: 3.9 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 12.7 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 14.2 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 15.5 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 16.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 11.6 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 18.9 mi
- Hamblen County Veterans Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 20.8 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 21.0 mi
- Bulls Gap Railroad Museum: 20.4 mi
- Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 20.5 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 21.0 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 21.0 mi
- Doak House Museum: 24.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 10.0 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 16.3 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 18.1 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 13.6 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 23.2 mi
- Parrot Mountain and Gardens: 24.9 mi
- Greenbrier: 22.6 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 24.4 mi
- Wasp: 12.4 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 16.5 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Broad Axe Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Mountain | SE 143° | 1,311 m | 12.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SE 129° | 1,226 m | 11.9 mi |
| Rag Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,108 m | 10.9 mi |
| English Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,106 m | 11.1 mi |
| Hall Top | SSW 195° | 1,099 m | 6.7 mi |
| Stone Mountain | SSW 195° | 1,099 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hall Mountain | SSW 195° | 1,099 m | 6.7 mi |
| Big Bull Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,053 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport 1 NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356889527
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