Tip Top
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
- 14.3 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 29.2 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Ropers Rock · 30 mi
- Umbrella Rock · 30 mi
- Sunset Rock · 30 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- East Ramsey: 0.5 mi
- West Ramsey: 1.1 mi
- Clouse Hill: 2.6 mi
- Farmer Camp Hill: 3.0 mi
- Scott Hill: 3.6 mi
- Grundy Lakes Game Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Grundy Forest State Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- South Cumberland Visitor Center: 2.7 mi
- Harton Park: 5.5 mi
- Appalachian Conservation Institute: 8.3 mi
- Palisades: 3.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Wild Boar Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Morgans Steep: 11.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 12.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Savage Gulf State Park: 12.5 mi
- Battle Creek Public Hunting Area: 16.1 mi
- Cowan Marsh Public Hunting Area: 17.2 mi
- May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 19.0 mi
- May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 19.4 mi
- Danny Cove: 9.8 mi
- Corn Maze: 16.2 mi
- South Pittsburg Municipal Hospital: 19.5 mi
- Jeep: 20.4 mi
- UH-1: 20.4 mi
- Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 7.6 mi
- Cowan Railroad Museum: 16.7 mi
- Lodge Museum of Cast Iron: 18.9 mi
- Coke Oven Museum: 20.9 mi
- Bridgeport Depot Museum: 23.2 mi
- Rebel's Rest: 10.9 mi
- Memorial Cross: 12.2 mi
- Judge M.M. Allison: 19.3 mi
- B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 19.8 mi
- Moonshine Still: 22.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Sewanee Natural Bridge: 13.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 23.4 mi
- Harvey's Garden: 20.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | ENE 62° | 715 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ENE 69° | 703 m | 14.8 mi |
| Lockhart Hill | NE 51° | 694 m | 19.6 mi |
| Price Mountain | NE 50° | 689 m | 18.4 mi |
| Flat Mountain | ENE 60° | 684 m | 18.6 mi |
| Jakes Mountain | NE 40° | 670 m | 22.5 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | NE 50° | 664 m | 21.1 mi |
| Stocker Hill | NE 55° | 654 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:56 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monteagle, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356779467
Day trips start here
- Chattanooga · 30 mi
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