Cliff · Tennessee
Briar Point
Briar Point is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 430 m. Young Mountain stands 872 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Fork Overlook, a cliff 2.8 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 430 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.41174, -84.75244
- 2.7 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 27.1 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Potato Knob: 5.6 mi
- Iron Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Grassy Knob: 8.0 mi
- Lyons Knob: 8.7 mi
- Galloway Knob: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 52
- Laurel Fork Overlook: 2.8 mi
- White Oak Overlook: 3.3 mi
- North White Oak Overook: 4.0 mi
- Red Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Needles Eye: 5.4 mi
Parks: 25
- Needles Eye: 5.4 mi
- Allardt Park: 7.5 mi
- Colditz Cove State Natural Area: 7.6 mi
- Slave Falls: 8.3 mi
- Twin Arches: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 14
- Tackett Homesite & Graves: 8.6 mi
- Rock Hole: 9.0 mi
- Twin Arch South: 9.0 mi
- Twin Arches: 9.0 mi
- Twin Arch North: 9.0 mi
Natural arches: 9
- Diocese Arch: 5.7 mi
- Buffalo Arch: 13.3 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 14.5 mi
- Etta's Arch: 15.0 mi
- Amphitheater Arch: 15.1 mi
Museums: 5
- Old Jail Museum: 10.1 mi
- Old Jail: 10.1 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 11.0 mi
- Museum of Scott County: 12.3 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Angel Falls: 8.1 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 20.4 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 24.2 mi
- Debord Falls: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Rugby's Hidden History: 4.3 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 14.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 5.0 mi
- Koger Spring: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Montgomery: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Briar Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Mountain | SE 140° | 872 m | 16.7 mi |
| Griffith Mountain | SE 137° | 806 m | 16.6 mi |
| Peaky Mountain | SSE 147° | 780 m | 15.7 mi |
| Freels Mountain | SE 143° | 774 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | SSE 156° | 764 m | 17.0 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | SE 144° | 733 m | 13.8 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | SE 144° | 715 m | 14.0 mi |
| Richland Mountain | SE 142° | 714 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:17 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:23 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
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 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allardt, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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