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Brown Mountain

Brown Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Mountain rises to 763 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Dripping Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

About

The story

Brown Mountain is a mountain in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States, west of Knoxville and north of Chattanooga. It is named after Absolom Biloat Brown, who carved his name into the wall of Hubbard's Cave on Brown Mountain before the nearby town of Beersheba Springs was founded. Its summit is at an elevation of 1,260 feet (380 meters) above sea level, making it the 1,095th highest mountain in the state. Nearby peaks include Buzard Hill, Wise Hill, High Point, Betsy Mountain, Johnson Mountain, and Nichols Mountain.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q28056278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
763 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.81729, -84.93412
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 21
  • Keaton Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Ray Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Stinging Fork Falls 60: 6.7 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 7.1 mi
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 19
Nature reserves: 13
Springs: 11
  • Dripping Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 4.3 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 15.6 mi
Museums: 6
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 9.5 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 9.5 mi
  • Troop 45: 10.4 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 22.7 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 22.7 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Roadside Table: 7.7 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 9.5 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 19.2 mi
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 7.7 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 4.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSW931 m3.5 mi
Dorton KnobWSW910 m2.9 mi
Bear Den MountainSW893 m2.0 mi
Brady MountainWNW893 m2.2 mi
Black MountainNNE862 m4.1 mi
Luper MountainNE833 m12.5 mi
Big Rock MountainNNE824 m7.9 mi
Thorny MountainNE811 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2519:2220:00
September equinox06:2818:0518:38
December solstice06:4715:5116:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576573777670584740
Precip in5.75.25.55.64.15.15.63.14.83.65.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spring City, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356843628

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