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Copper Cliff

Copper Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Copper Cliff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 470 m. Dorton Knob stands 910 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Latimer Scout Reservation, a park 1.0 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
470 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.78979, -85.26886

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 29
  • Latimer Scout Reservation: 1.0 mi
  • Private Village Green - Residents Only: 6.2 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 6.5 mi
  • Beecher Wallace Homestead: 7.2 mi
  • Fall Creek Falls State Park: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 29
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 4.5 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 9.7 mi
  • George's Hole: 9.8 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 11.5 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • George's Hole: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 23.8 mi
  • Roadside Table: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 23.8 mi
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 24.4 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 24.9 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 24.9 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 21.2 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Copper Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dorton KnobE 88°910 m16.1 mi
Worthington KnobESE 120°775 m14.1 mi
Gort KnobESE 106°774 m15.4 mi
Walker KnobESE 111°766 m14.6 mi
Clayton KnobESE 122°749 m14.2 mi
Lee KnobESE 115°697 m14.3 mi
Potato KnobSE 135°679 m14.5 mi
Horseshoe MountainSSW 202°633 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1918:53
June solstice05:2619:2320:01
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4815:5216:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556370747367574639
Precip in5.45.26.25.44.85.05.23.84.33.44.65.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fall Creek Falls SP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356838478

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