Bolden Knight Bluff
Bolden Knight Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 286 m. Gregory Bald stands 1,505 m to the east, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Stratton Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 286 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 25.8 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 14 mi
- Whig Cove · 15 mi
- Shute Cove Overlook · 16 mi
- Haw Knob · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stratton Knob: 0.7 mi
- Buchannan Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Shingle Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.3 mi
- Lakey Woods Knob: 2.6 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Harrison Branch Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
- Tellico Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Double Camp Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
- Lower Falls: 7.0 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 8.2 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 8.3 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Bear Creek Falls (Cheoah): 9.1 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Morton Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Morton Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Emert Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 5.6 mi
- Chota Monument: 5.9 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 10.5 mi
- McGhee: 11.1 mi
- Morganton: 13.1 mi
- Tree of Shame: 8.1 mi
- Greenback Castle: 9.3 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 14.0 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 14.8 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 16.3 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 10.8 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 11.4 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 15.1 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 18.0 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 19.5 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 15.0 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 22.7 mi
- Poplar Spring: 19.6 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 21.7 mi
- Hardin Spring: 21.7 mi
- Calderwood: 3.9 mi
- Proctor: 17.7 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 14.6 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 16.7 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Bolden Knight Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Bald | E 100° | 1,505.1 m | 9.3 mi |
| Gregorys Little Bald | E 99° | 1,452 m | 9.8 mi |
| Parson Bald | ESE 104° | 1,441.65 m | 8.4 mi |
| Doe Knob | E 96° | 1,381.11 m | 11.8 mi |
| Brier Lick Knob | E 97° | 1,379.07 m | 11.5 mi |
| Forge Knob | E 99° | 1,358.82 m | 10.6 mi |
| Rockstack | S 175° | 1,335 m | 10.2 mi |
| Rye Patch | ESE 103° | 1,334.96 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356789036
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