Cliff · Tennessee
Cumberland Escarpment
Cumberland Escarpment is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 484 m. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pumpkin Patch, a park 1.4 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 9.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 484 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.16424, -85.29718
- 9.3 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 11.8 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Umbrella Rock · 11 mi
- Ropers Rock · 11 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 11 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #2 - Parrott Gun Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- The Pumpkin Patch: 1.4 mi
- The Pumpkin Patch: 1.4 mi
- Walden's Ridge Park: 1.7 mi
- Walden's Ridge Park (Lower Parking Lot): 2.0 mi
- Walden's Ridge Park (Upper Parking Lot): 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Mailbox Hill: 3.1 mi
- Buck Knob: 3.7 mi
- Round Knob: 4.0 mi
- The Hellican: 4.6 mi
- Signal Mountain: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
- Hamilton Memorial Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Mining Ruins: 6.8 mi
- Trail Of Tears: 7.5 mi
- Ed Johnson Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Judge M.M. Allison: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 37
- The Suck: 6.1 mi
- Central of Georgia 349: 8.0 mi
- Orchard Knob Reservation: 8.7 mi
- Ruby Falls: 10.3 mi
- Cravens House: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Falling Water Falls 110: 1.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls 40: 4.6 mi
- Julia Falls 95: 5.1 mi
- Mystery Falls 8: 5.5 mi
- Clear Branch Falls 40: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 27
- Wilder Point: 4.1 mi
- Williams Point: 4.7 mi
- James Point: 4.8 mi
- Edwards Point: 4.8 mi
- Signal Point: 5.0 mi
Museums: 20
- Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center: 7.6 mi
- Houston Museum of Decorative Arts: 7.6 mi
- Creative Discovery Museum: 7.8 mi
- Siskin Museum of Religious Artifacts: 7.9 mi
- Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 14
- Woodland Tiger: 6.9 mi
- In Town Gallery: 7.1 mi
- Shakespeare: 7.2 mi
- The Rhino: 7.2 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Williams Unit: 3.8 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 4.3 mi
- North Chick Corridor: 4.4 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 5.5 mi
- Cartter Patten Easement: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 10
- rain garden: 2.9 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 7.8 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 7.9 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 11.3 mi
- Sensory Garden: 11.5 mi
Springs: 6
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 4.4 mi
- Obar Spring: 11.5 mi
- Straight Spring: 13.3 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 18.8 mi
- Crawfish Spring: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 13.8 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 6.2 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 7.7 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 8.3 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Saddleback Platform: 14.6 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 16.3 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 8.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Cumberland Escarpment. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | NW 308° | 715 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NW 319° | 703 m | 17.9 mi |
| Lockhart Hill | NNW 333° | 694 m | 22.8 mi |
| Buck Knob | N 1° | 693 m | 17.1 mi |
| Price Mountain | NNW 330° | 689 m | 22.9 mi |
| Flat Mountain | NNW 332° | 684 m | 19.8 mi |
| Stocker Hill | NW 304° | 654 m | 23.0 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 195° | 647 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:20 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:22 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:54 | 17:34 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Soddy Daisy-mowbray MTN, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356774465
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