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Tip Top

Tip Top, seen from above at true elevation

Tip Top rises to 597 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is East Ramsey, a peak 0.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31689864, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
597 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.28230, -85.75192

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 60
Cliffs: 26
Waterfalls: 24
  • Hanes Hole Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Blue Hole Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Small Waterfall: 2.2 mi
  • Black Canyon Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 2.5 mi
Springs: 13
  • Schwoon Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Pryor Cave Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Cave Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Dogwood Spring: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 8
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 6.7 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 6.7 mi
  • Saddleback Platform: 17.7 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 21.4 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 21.4 mi
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 21.5 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 13.1 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Tip Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainENE 62°715 m10.2 mi
Bunker HillENE 69°703 m14.8 mi
Lockhart HillNE 51°694 m19.6 mi
Price MountainNE 50°689 m18.4 mi
Flat MountainENE 60°684 m18.6 mi
Jakes MountainNE 40°670 m22.5 mi
Wolfpen MountainNE 50°664 m21.1 mi
Stocker HillNE 55°654 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2118:55
June solstice05:2919:2420:02
September equinox06:3218:0818:41
December solstice06:4915:5616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566471747368574739
Precip in5.75.86.36.35.35.86.44.84.64.15.26.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monteagle, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356779467

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