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Butcher Bluff

Butcher Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Butcher Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 234 m. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Eaves Bluff, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
234 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.54452, -84.80689

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 23
  • Hemlock Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Paine Creek Falls 10: 12.1 mi
  • Deep Pool Cascades 8: 12.1 mi
  • White Pine Cascades 28: 12.2 mi
  • Laurel Falls 80: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 22
Historic sites: 17
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 10.7 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 12.1 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 12.1 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 12.1 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Springs: 11
  • Clearwater Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 12.8 mi
Museums: 8
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 10.7 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 12.1 mi
  • McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 10.7 mi
  • Roadside Table: 13.3 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 10.4 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 13.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Butcher Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainNNW 330°931 m19.0 mi
Dorton KnobNNW 331°910 m20.1 mi
Bear Den MountainNNW 334°893 m19.6 mi
Brady MountainNNW 335°893 m21.6 mi
Black MountainNNW 348°862 m22.9 mi
Worthington KnobNW 306°775 m16.9 mi
Gort KnobNW 319°774 m16.8 mi
Haley MountainN 351°768 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:51
June solstice06:2520:2120:59
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4616:5117:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576573777670584740
Precip in5.75.25.55.64.15.15.63.14.83.65.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spring City, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356850652

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