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Crane Top

Crane Top, seen from above at true elevation

Crane Top rises to 562 m in Tennessee. Red Hill stands 591 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Point, a cliff 1.6 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31668153, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
562 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.08508, -86.09221

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Johny Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Harvey's Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Dry Creek Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Winchester City Park: 8.4 mi
  • Hank Weddington Park: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 33
Springs: 18
  • Polly Anne Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Champion Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Cave Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Holly Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Dogwood Spring: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Falls Branch Falls 15: 14.6 mi
  • Jumpoff Falls 90: 14.7 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Black Canyon Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Hanes Hole Falls: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 8
  • Cowan Railroad Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 16.0 mi
  • Tullahoma History Museum: 19.9 mi
  • Hands-On Science Center: 20.1 mi
  • Moore County Old Jail Museum: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 7.1 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 7.1 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 7.1 mi
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 7.1 mi
  • The Rock Zoo: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 17.0 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Crane Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillE 80°591 m15.0 mi
Claibornes ViewNE 45°578 m15.9 mi
High TopNNE 33°574 m10.0 mi
Deerstand HillE 101°572 m18.6 mi
Johnson TopWSW 239°568 m14.6 mi
Flat TopW 278°567 m2.7 mi
Talley TopSW 235°558 m8.0 mi
Cape of Good HopeENE 58°558 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:56
June solstice05:3119:2520:03
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5015:5816:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596774787771604942
Precip in4.85.45.85.14.85.24.73.94.33.44.75.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester 5SE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1281560 — Crane Top, Franklin County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356796824

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