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Bald Bluff

Bald Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 275 m. Big Butte stands 612 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Firelake Public Use Area, a park 1.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
275 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.45341, -86.16471

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 51
Cliffs: 21
Museums: 8
  • Park Office / Visitor Center / Museum / Gift Shop: 4.2 mi
  • Hands-On Science Center: 6.4 mi
  • Tullahoma History Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Beechcraft Heritage Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 2.7 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 7.8 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 8.2 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 8.2 mi
  • Tims Ford Nature Center: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery: 12.7 mi
  • Bellbuckle Caboose: 14.2 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 16.3 mi
  • Rebel's Rest: 22.0 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 18.6 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 18.6 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 18.7 mi
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 18.7 mi
Springs: 2
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 22.4 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Bald Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big ButteE 96°612 m13.9 mi
Stoner MountainE 82°604 m21.7 mi
Pull Tight HillESE 115°598 m17.6 mi
Broad MountainESE 108°592 m23.5 mi
Butterson KnobENE 70°590 m22.5 mi
Claibornes ViewSE 133°578 m20.8 mi
High TopSSE 151°574 m19.6 mi
The BlockadeESE 119°567 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:57
June solstice05:3119:2620:04
September equinox06:3318:1018:43
December solstice06:5115:5716:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047566572767568584740
Precip in5.45.56.45.94.35.14.93.74.23.54.06.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester #2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356786272

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