French Hill
French Hill rises to 408 m in Tennessee. Green Top stands 921 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hightop, a peak 1.2 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31671096, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 408 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 23.3 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 26.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 25 mi
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hightop: 1.2 mi
- Mary Hill: 2.1 mi
- Cline Knob: 2.9 mi
- John Pratt Hill: 4.0 mi
- Edwards Knob: 4.2 mi
- Carter Sports Park: 1.9 mi
- Carter Community Park: 1.9 mi
- Thorn Grove Community Park: 2.5 mi
- Cruze Landing: 2.5 mi
- Mascot Park: 4.5 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 5.3 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 10.6 mi
- Skyland Ranch: 14.5 mi
- Apple Barn and Cider Mill: 14.7 mi
- Ripley's Illusion Lab: 14.8 mi
- Ramsey House Visitor Center: 5.3 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 8.4 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 8.4 mi
- Beck Cultural Exchange Center: 9.3 mi
- Winstead Mansion: 9.4 mi
- Strawberry Plains Fortification: 5.2 mi
- John Sevier Monument: 6.6 mi
- Christian-Newsom Memorial: 9.6 mi
- James White Fort: 10.2 mi
- Million Dollar Fire: 10.5 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Hanging Rock: 7.2 mi
- Eight Acre Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Sheepwalk Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Race Track Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 8.3 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Grow Lab: 11.7 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 11.9 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 11.9 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 7.9 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 8.2 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 8.8 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 9.1 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 8.1 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 22.4 mi
- Meigs Falls: 22.9 mi
- Laurel Falls: 23.5 mi
- Meigs Creek Cascade: 23.7 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 9.6 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 11.2 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 11.2 mi
- Dolly Parton: 13.0 mi
- Veterans Statue: 13.1 mi
- Strong rock spring: 2.0 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 7.1 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 22.3 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Loyston: 22.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of French Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Top | SSE 163° | 921 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SSE 168° | 899 m | 13.7 mi |
| Little Double | S 171° | 851 m | 14.1 mi |
| Bench Mountain | SSE 168° | 805 m | 14.2 mi |
| House Mountain | NNW 348° | 629 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSE 164° | 624 m | 12.2 mi |
| Big Pine Mountain | S 171° | 604 m | 12.9 mi |
| Little Pine Mountain | SSE 168° | 566 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sevierville, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1284909 — French Hill, Knox County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356804019
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