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Chimneytop

Chimneytop, seen from above at true elevation

Chimneytop rises to 1,137 m in Tennessee. Big Frog Mountain stands 1,276 m to the south-southwest, 1.1 miles off. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31666789, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1137 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.01530, -84.52211

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 16
  • Georgia-Tennessee Border: 8.8 mi
  • Rolling Thunder River Company: 9.3 mi
  • Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 15.2 mi
  • Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Prayer Mountain: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Jacks River Falls 80: 4.1 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Benton Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Barnes Creek Falls 25: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • CSA Soldiers Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Conasauga Native Americal Wall: 11.4 mi
  • Nancy Ward Tomb: 13.6 mi
  • Fort Marr Blockhouse: 15.4 mi
  • Fred Stone: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Chimneytop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Frog MountainSSW 201°1,276 m1.1 mi
Cowpen MountainSSW 199°1,264 m9.2 mi
Three Forks MountainSSW 194°1,101 m9.7 mi
Flat Top MountainS 173°1,094 m11.4 mi
Hemp TopS 178°1,089 m3.0 mi
Buckeye MountainSSW 211°1,074 m6.9 mi
Dyer MountainS 177°1,029 m8.6 mi
Rich KnobS 188°1,027 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2520:1920:56
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4316:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451606875787872604942
Precip in5.24.95.65.04.64.95.13.84.73.54.95.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Fltr PLT, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356884399

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