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Baker Bluff

Baker Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Baker Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 410 m. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,005 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dorn Bluff, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
410 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.46344, -82.47015

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 27
  • Eagle Scout Dedication: 4.3 mi
  • Dickson Elementary School: 5.4 mi
  • Massengill Monument: 7.9 mi
  • Battle of Kingsport: 9.9 mi
  • Anderson Block House Monument: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 26
Museums: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Abrams Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Blue Hole Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Hell Hollow Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Sill Branch Falls: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Kingsport Aquatic Center: 6.3 mi
  • Appalachian Caverns: 8.9 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 12.0 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 12.1 mi
  • Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 4.6 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.4 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 15.8 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 18.3 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Hampton Spring: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Baker Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo MountainSSE 154°1,005 m15.2 mi
White RockSSE 151°980 m15.2 mi
ChimneytopWSW 254°945 m13.7 mi
Cherokee MountainSSE 160°931 m15.3 mi
Chimneytop MountainWSW 254°926 m13.7 mi
Big KnobN 352°919 m14.0 mi
Haynes KnobSSE 153°839 m16.3 mi
Fodderstack MountainWSW 251°839 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1320:1420:52
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3916:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047566572767569574639
Precip in3.63.84.03.83.83.95.03.82.82.53.13.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bristol AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356786147

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