Big Cliff
Big Cliff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 629 m. Bryson Mountain stands 976 m to the north-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Standing Stone, a peak 2.1 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 629 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 13.5 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 14.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 15.2 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 15 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 15 mi
- Norris Dam Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Standing Stone: 2.1 mi
- McLean Rock: 2.9 mi
- McLean Rock: 2.9 mi
- Leach Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Weaver Knob: 3.2 mi
- Wells Springs Access Point: 5.2 mi
- Monks Corner TVA Small Wild Area: 6.2 mi
- Kincaid Historical Monument: 7.9 mi
- Sharps Chapel Park: 10.0 mi
- Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 9.8 mi
- Agee: 14.7 mi
- Loyston: 14.9 mi
- Civil War: 16.6 mi
- Martin's Station: 22.4 mi
- Monks Corner: 6.2 mi
- Hangover Rock: 7.5 mi
- Sheeplick Point: 8.5 mi
- Primroy Arch: 11.8 mi
- High Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 14.9 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 16.0 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 21.0 mi
- Norris Museum: 21.8 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 22.7 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 16.3 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 22.2 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 23.7 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 9.1 mi
- Butchers Spring: 13.2 mi
- Tri-State Point: 14.3 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 20.7 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.1 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 16.1 mi
- Loyston: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Big Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson Mountain | NNE 19° | 976 m | 7.1 mi |
| Stout Knob | W 272° | 892 m | 4.2 mi |
| Nicholson Mountain | NE 39° | 873 m | 8.3 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 3° | 860 m | 7.4 mi |
| Koker Knob | W 270° | 850 m | 6.1 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | N 11° | 803 m | 4.6 mi |
| Steamboat Rock | WSW 255° | 779 m | 10.5 mi |
| Leach Mountain | NNW 347° | 757 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:19 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/864757155
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