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Burnett Mountain

Burnett Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burnett Mountain rises to 561 m in Tennessee. Big Hill stands 617 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Phifer Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31664790, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
561 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.07961, -85.39057

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • Hidden Hollow Park: 5.2 mi
  • Capshaw Park: 7.8 mi
  • Ensor Sink Natural Area: 8.1 mi
  • Parkview Park: 8.3 mi
  • Algood Park: 8.3 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls: 17
  • City Lake Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Falling Water Cascades: 11.7 mi
  • Little Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Middle Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Burgess Falls: 11.9 mi
Museums: 11
  • Monterey Depot Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Cookeville History Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Depot Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Soard Properties Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Cookeville Childrens Museum: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 9.2 mi
  • Standing Stone State Park: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Sunset Rock: 10.4 mi
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 23.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Burnett Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big HillE617 m15.5 mi
Hampton MountainNE616 m10.8 mi
Chestnut MountainSSE610 m14.2 mi
Tyler MountainNE597 m11.8 mi
Blaylock MountainNNE593 m8.3 mi
Green Pond MountainNE592 m15.0 mi
Bruce KnobSE592 m17.3 mi
Verble KnobsENE587 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2619:2420:03
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4915:5216:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576573777670584841
Precip in5.35.55.55.45.25.55.73.94.53.34.36.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cookeville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356791255

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