Skip to content

Emert Bluff

Emert Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Emert Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 364 m. Mt. Squires stands 1,540 m to the south-southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mt John, a peak 0.7 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
364 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.68398, -83.79573

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Tuckaleechee Caverns: 2.2 mi
  • River Rat Tubing Outpost: 3.6 mi
  • Nick's MTB Trails: 4.9 mi
  • Next to Heaven Adventure: 6.2 mi
  • Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 10.9 mi
Parks
Waterfalls: 43
  • White Oak Sinks Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Crooked Arm Cascades: 5.1 mi
  • Meadow Branch Cascade: 5.1 mi
  • Cane Creek Twin Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Meigs Falls: 6.8 mi
Museums: 27
Historic sites: 26
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 5.7 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 9
Artworks: 8
  • Sam Houston Statue: 11.1 mi
  • Fish: 15.2 mi
  • Bear: 16.5 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 18.1 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • Strong rock spring: 23.6 mi
  • Love's Creek Spring: 23.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Emert Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. SquiresSSE 160°1,540.46 m8.9 mi
Spence FieldSSE 157°1,509.76 m9.0 mi
McCampbell KnobSSE 168°1,359.1 m8.6 mi
Pole KnobS 175°1,330.75 m8.1 mi
Chimney RocksSE 140°1,221.07 m8.3 mi
Cold Water KnobSSE 154°1,219.73 m7.5 mi
Cobb ButtS 178°1,176.8 m7.6 mi
Hornet Tree TopSE 133°1,141.02 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2020:1720:55
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4216:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047566269727166564640
Precip in5.64.95.35.25.15.56.14.44.93.34.45.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 6 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356889326

More cliffs in Tennessee

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Emert Bluff.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens