Flattop
Flattop rises to 953 m in Tennessee. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31670591, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 953 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 18.7 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 23.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 24.8 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 22 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 29 mi
- Glassmine Falls Overlook (MP 361.2) · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flattop: 0.0 mi
- Sampson Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Rich Hill: 2.4 mi
- Potato Hill: 2.5 mi
- Potato Hill: 2.5 mi
- Unicoi Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Eugene P. Price Kiwanis Park: 7.1 mi
- Veterans Park: 7.5 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
- Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park: 8.0 mi
- WWII Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Moye Rest: 12.1 mi
- Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 14.0 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 15.7 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 15.8 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Yarbrough Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Yarprough Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 1.0 mi
- Pine Ridge Falls: 1.1 mi
- Josiah Falls: 1.4 mi
- Sill Branch Falls: 1.5 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 1.7 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 8.0 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 9.4 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 9.5 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 12.0 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 12.2 mi
- Junaluska: 16.5 mi
- Rock Bridge: 20.4 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 20.4 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 20.4 mi
- Friends: 20.4 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 17.1 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 17.1 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 22.0 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 23.8 mi
- Overlook Access: 19.5 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 21.3 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 23.0 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 19.5 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 20.1 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.6 mi
- Hampton Spring: 23.7 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 18.1 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 24.0 mi
- Lost Cove: 9.3 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Flattop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald | SSE 160° | 1,674 m | 10.2 mi |
| Big Stamp | SSE 160° | 1,639 m | 10.0 mi |
| Little Bald | SSE 148° | 1,575 m | 9.8 mi |
| Green Ridge Knob | SSW 214° | 1,480 m | 7.0 mi |
| Camp Creek Bald | SW 231° | 1,480 m | 11.6 mi |
| Gravel Knob | SW 222° | 1,478 m | 6.3 mi |
| Big Butt | SW 226° | 1,467 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SW 233° | 1,438 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356802610
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 17 mi
- Elizabethton · 23 mi
- Kingsport · 28 mi
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