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Cobb Bluff

Cobb Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Cobb Bluff is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 481 m. Rocky Top stands 924 m to the east-southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Yates Top, a peak 1.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 6.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
481 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.00064, -84.09241

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Yates Top: 1.6 mi
  • Shingle Top: 1.8 mi
  • Clink Webster Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Mary King Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Bell Mountain: 2.0 mi
Parks: 49
  • Poteete Creek Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
  • Fort Butler Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
  • Hiwassee Street Boat Ramp: 6.6 mi
  • Payne Street Boat Ramp: 7.1 mi
  • Konaheeta Park: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 41
  • South Shoal Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
  • North Shoal Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Leatherwood Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Sea Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Tellico Falls: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 22
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 3
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Poop Island: 15.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Cobb Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky TopESE 104°924 m5.2 mi
High TopESE 103°919 m5.6 mi
Harris TopWNW 296°914 m8.6 mi
Rogers KnobESE 117°886 m8.5 mi
Sharptop MountainS 186°835 m7.9 mi
SharptopS 186°834 m7.9 mi
Jack TopE 94°827 m5.1 mi
Vance MountainW 273°822 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:48
June solstice06:2420:1720:54
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4116:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148566471757469584741
Precip in5.15.35.35.24.85.45.24.74.33.44.66.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy 4ese, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357801262

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