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Alex Bluff

Alex Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Alex Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 286 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mutton Bluff, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 25 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
286 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.39005, -85.98610
Around it

114 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
  • Cordell Hull Overlook: 6.4 mi
  • Defeated Creek Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
  • Shady Grove Access Area: 8.4 mi
  • Macon County Park: 8.9 mi
  • Macon County Park: 8.9 mi
Peaks: 43
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 6
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 9.7 mi
  • The Eads Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Granville Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Wynnewood State Historical Site: 18.4 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 5.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alex Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceSSW 204°398 m23.9 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 192°359 m18.4 mi
Walnut KnobSSW 194°357 m17.5 mi
Jennings KnobSW 217°353 m21.0 mi
Belle HillSSW 196°349 m14.2 mi
Brays KnobNE 47°343 m23.0 mi
Cub KnobSSW 198°336 m11.8 mi
Burgess KnobS 186°334 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:56
June solstice05:2719:2820:06
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5315:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364049596775797871604940

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lafayette, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356774207

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