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Cumberland Escarpment

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Elevation
484 m
Tallest summit within 23.4 miles
Ross Mountain715 m · 21.0 mi
Nearest byway
Lookout Mountain Parkway9.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:00local time
Coordinates
35.1642, -85.2972
Cumberland Escarpment, seen from above at true elevation

Cumberland Escarpment is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded 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.

Elevation
484 m

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainNW 308°715 m21.0 mi
Bunker HillNW 319°703 m17.9 mi
Lockhart HillNNW 333°694 m22.8 mi
Buck KnobN 1°693 m17.1 mi
Price MountainNNW 330°689 m22.9 mi
Flat MountainNNW 332°684 m19.8 mi
Stocker HillNW 304°654 m23.0 mi
Round TopSSW 195°647 m23.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 37
Cliffs: 27
Artworks: 14
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2019:53
June solstice06:2820:2221:00
September equinox07:3019:0619:40
December solstice07:4716:5417:34

Local time (America/New_York).

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