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Billy Goat Cliff

Billy Goat Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Billy Goat Cliff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 485 m. Clouse Hill stands 634 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wynne Point, a peak 1.3 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
485 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.01286, -85.79331

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Woods Reservation: 2.2 mi
  • Thomas Jones Reservation: 3.3 mi
  • Sally Lourey Reservation: 4.1 mi
  • Johnson Reservation: 4.3 mi
  • Playground Paradise Park: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 37
Waterfalls: 23
  • Jumpoff Falls 90: 9.4 mi
  • Falls Branch Falls 15: 10.9 mi
  • Mini Denny Cove Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Denny Cove Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 11.9 mi
Springs: 19
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Crownover Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Dogwood Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Holly Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 5
  • The Rock Zoo: 20.6 mi
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 21.7 mi
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 21.7 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 21.7 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 21.7 mi
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 13.4 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 16.3 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 12.1 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Billy Goat Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clouse HillN 360°634 m19.4 mi
West RamseyN 4°627 m18.2 mi
East RamseyN 6°616 m18.4 mi
Tip TopN 7°597 m18.8 mi
Red HillNNW 345°591 m7.9 mi
Claibornes ViewNNW 341°578 m17.2 mi
High TopNW 320°574 m17.6 mi
Deerstand HillNE 43°572 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:55
June solstice05:3019:2420:01
September equinox06:3218:0818:42
December solstice06:4815:5716:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350596774787771604942
Precip in5.65.75.75.74.24.85.44.04.43.64.96.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport 5 NW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356788364

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