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Cat Stairs

Cat Stairs, seen from above at true elevation

Cat Stairs is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 1,036 m. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the east-southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Den, a peak 1.0 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 7.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1035.75 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.72473, -83.35859

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Ramsey Cascades: 3.5 mi
  • Grotto Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Thousand Drips: 7.0 mi
  • Hen Wallow Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Baskins Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
Attractions
  • Arch Rock: 7.4 mi
  • Hellbender: 8.1 mi
  • Birdventure: 8.2 mi
  • Rail Runner: 8.3 mi
  • Ripley's Davy Crockett Mini-Golf: 8.5 mi
Parks: 38
  • Mills Park: 5.1 mi
  • Mynatt Park: 8.9 mi
  • Patriot Park: 11.7 mi
  • Wear Farm City Park: 13.7 mi
  • Chestnut Hill Park: 14.2 mi
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 14
Picnic sites: 12
Artworks: 5
  • Bear: 8.2 mi
  • Fish: 12.0 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 15.2 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 15.2 mi
  • Selu Statue: 17.9 mi
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Vista Gardens: 8.2 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Cat Stairs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GuyotESE 103°2,019.13 m5.8 mi
Mount le Conte - High TopSW 222°2,009.55 m6.6 mi
Mount Le ConteSW 222°2,004 m6.6 mi
Cliff TopSW 225°1,996.55 m6.8 mi
Myrtle PointSW 220°1,991.56 m6.4 mi
Mount ChapmanESE 118°1,960.2 m5.6 mi
Old BlackE 97°1,938.61 m5.8 mi
West PointSW 228°1,937.31 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
June solstice06:1920:1520:53
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:4016:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262733414855585753453529
Precip in7.25.86.77.57.38.78.77.56.75.26.46.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Leconte, 7 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356792990

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