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Dave Bluff

Dave Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Dave Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 227 m. Hampton Mountain stands 616 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hardscrabble Bluff, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
227 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.31284, -85.50581

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
Waterfalls: 12
  • Wash Morgan Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Waterloo Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Upper Waterloo Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Savannah Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Charlotte Falls: 3.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 9
  • Cookeville Childrens Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Depot Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Cookeville History Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Soard Properties Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Overton County Museum: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 22.5 mi
  • East Point Marina: 23.4 mi
  • Star Point Marina: 23.8 mi
  • good landing beach: 23.9 mi
  • launch site for kayak: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 9.3 mi
  • Standing Stone State Park: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 20.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Dave Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hampton MountainESE 122°616 m17.3 mi
Tyler MountainESE 118°597 m16.8 mi
Blaylock MountainSE 132°593 m12.2 mi
Copeland MountainESE 117°585 m16.5 mi
Harris MountainESE 105°582 m13.2 mi
Alpine MountainENE 77°574 m15.6 mi
Round TopESE 112°572 m16.4 mi
France MountainESE 108°570 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2018:54
June solstice05:2519:2520:04
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:5015:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048576674777670584739
Precip in4.84.95.34.75.55.54.94.13.43.73.95.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesboro, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356797734

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