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Dickey Bluff

Dickey Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Dickey Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 245 m. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Meigs County Park, a park 2.6 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
245 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.67118, -84.79800

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 23
Waterfalls: 19
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 5.5 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 5.5 mi
  • Pine Branch Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Deep Pool Cascades 8: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Troop 45: 8.9 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 17.1 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 17.2 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 17.2 mi
Springs: 12
  • Moulton Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Blue Spring: 8.5 mi
Museums: 9
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 3.8 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 17.1 mi
  • McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 3.8 mi
  • Roadside Table: 5.0 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 17.3 mi
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 17.8 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 18.0 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 14.5 mi
  • The Lost Sea: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 5.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Dickey Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainNW 307°931 m12.7 mi
Dorton KnobNW 311°910 m13.5 mi
Bear Den MountainNW 314°893 m12.8 mi
Brady MountainNW 318°893 m14.5 mi
Black MountainNNW 338°862 m14.6 mi
Luper MountainN 2°833 m19.6 mi
Big Rock MountainN 349°824 m17.0 mi
Thorny MountainN 356°811 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:51
June solstice06:2420:2120:59
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4616:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576573777670584740
Precip in5.75.25.55.64.15.15.63.14.83.65.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spring City, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356798300

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