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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

Peaks
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
Cliffs: 33
Springs: 18
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
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 19.7 miles of Flat Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillE 83°591 m17.7 mi
Claibornes ViewNE 52°578 m17.7 mi
High TopNE 46°574 m11.5 mi
Johnson TopSW 231°568 m12.6 mi
Crane TopE 98°562 m2.7 mi
Talley TopSW 217°558 m6.3 mi
Cape of Good HopeENE 65°558 m14.4 mi
High TopSW 227°557 m15.1 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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