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Accordion Bluff

Accordion Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Accordion Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 212 m. Alpine Mountain stands 574 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Grove Recreation Area, a park 1.0 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
212 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.59923, -85.33524

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
Cliffs: 21
Attractions: 9
  • Star Point Marina: 5.0 mi
  • Eagle Cove Marina: 5.8 mi
  • Wisdom Marina: 7.4 mi
  • Wolf River Marina: 7.8 mi
  • launch site for kayak: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Handcock Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Wash Morgan Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Upper Waterloo Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Waterloo Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Savannah Falls: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
  • Clay County Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Overton County Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Monroe County Historical Society Museum: 21.0 mi
  • Alvin C York Home: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Mud Camp Creek Wildlife Management Area: 15.6 mi
  • Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center: 21.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Standing Stone State Park: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Accordion Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alpine MountainSSE 161°574 m17.3 mi
Gullet MountainSSE 166°566 m16.9 mi
Egypt KnobSSE 149°554 m19.7 mi
King MountainSE 139°541 m18.0 mi
Golman MountainE 92°536 m17.3 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 156°534 m13.3 mi
Threet MountainSSE 149°533 m19.0 mi
Sewell MountainENE 57°532 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1918:53
June solstice05:2419:2520:04
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:5115:5016:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364048576572767469584740
Precip in4.55.05.05.24.94.75.34.13.63.33.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Byrdstown, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/356784779

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