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Brown Mountain

Brown Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Mountain rises to 556 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Stepp Knob, a peak 2.4 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Warren County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31664007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
556 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.55701, -85.66914

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
Waterfalls: 21
  • Greeter Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Horsepound Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Savage Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Suter Falls: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 4
  • Savage Gulf State Park: 8.4 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 20.7 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 21.0 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 21.3 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • George's Hole: 19.5 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Saddleback Platform: 19.7 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 24.2 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 8.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainSSE 163°715 m14.9 mi
Bunker HillSSE 146°703 m16.5 mi
Lockhart HillESE 123°694 m12.6 mi
Price MountainSE 128°689 m12.0 mi
Flat MountainSE 130°684 m15.0 mi
Jakes MountainE 101°670 m10.1 mi
Wolfpen MountainESE 115°664 m12.7 mi
Stocker HillS 173°654 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:55
June solstice05:2819:2420:02
September equinox06:3118:0818:41
December solstice06:4915:5516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414452616875787772615044
Precip in4.65.05.25.04.74.54.83.73.93.24.25.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Minnville, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356790455

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