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Flat Top

Flat Top, seen from above at true elevation

Flat Top rises to 567 m in Tennessee. Red Hill stands 591 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Top, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31670572, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
567 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.09064, -86.14026

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Johny Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Harvey's Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Dry Creek Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Winchester City Park: 7.8 mi
  • Hank Weddington Park: 8.9 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 31
Springs: 17
  • Polly Anne Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Champion Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Cave Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Holly Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Dogwood Spring: 18.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • Falls Branch Falls 15: 17.1 mi
  • Jumpoff Falls 90: 17.2 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Black Canyon Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Hanes Hole Falls: 24.4 mi
Museums: 6
  • Cowan Railroad Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 18.0 mi
  • Moore County Old Jail Museum: 18.7 mi
  • Tullahoma History Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Hands-On Science Center: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 6.8 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 6.8 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 6.8 mi
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 6.8 mi
  • The Rock Zoo: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Memorial Cross: 13.4 mi
  • Rebel's Rest: 14.7 mi
  • B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 19.0 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 19.0 mi
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Flat Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillE591 m17.7 mi
Claibornes ViewNE578 m17.7 mi
High TopNE574 m11.5 mi
Johnson TopSW568 m12.6 mi
Crane TopE562 m2.7 mi
Talley TopSW558 m6.3 mi
Cape of Good HopeENE558 m14.4 mi
Payne ViewENE557 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:57
June solstice05:3119:2520:03
September equinox06:3318:1018:43
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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1284425 — Flat Top, Franklin County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356802586

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