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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

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • 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
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
Attractions: 3
  • Sunset Rock: 10.4 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 16.7 mi
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 9.2 mi
  • Standing Stone State Park: 21.4 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 17.2 miles of Burnett Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big HillE 97°617 m15.5 mi
Hampton MountainNE 50°616 m10.8 mi
Chestnut MountainSSE 159°610 m14.2 mi
Tyler MountainNE 46°597 m11.8 mi
Blaylock MountainNNE 18°593 m8.3 mi
Green Pond MountainNE 55°592 m15.0 mi
Verble KnobsENE 73°587 m10.2 mi
Little Chestnut MountainS 170°587 m15.4 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 5080 °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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