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Fullerton Bluff

Fullerton Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Fullerton Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 513 m. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jasper City Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
513 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.07397, -85.65497

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jasper City Park: 2.1 mi
  • Kimball Park: 2.4 mi
  • Kimball Park: 2.5 mi
  • South Pittsburg Municipal Park: 4.6 mi
  • Blowing Spring Park: 4.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 40
Attractions: 38
Cliffs: 34
Waterfalls: 33
  • Hemlock Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Denny Cove Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Mini Denny Cove Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Foster Falls 60: 7.6 mi
  • Horsehair Falls 80: 7.6 mi
Springs: 21
  • Pryor Cave Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Dogwood Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Cave Spring: 10.6 mi
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Artworks: 9
Gardens: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 6.4 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 16.4 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 16.5 mi
  • Saddleback Platform: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 13.7 mi
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Fullerton Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainN 11°715 m19.5 mi
Stocker HillN 3°654 m19.0 mi
Clouse HillNNW 332°634 m17.1 mi
West RamseyNNW 335°627 m15.3 mi
Suck Creek MountainENE 59°624.84 m14.7 mi
Scott HillN 352°623 m16.2 mi
Fults HillN 1°619 m17.8 mi
East RamseyNNW 337°616 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:55
June solstice05:3019:2320:01
September equinox06:3118:0818:41
December solstice06:4815:5616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350596774787771604942
Precip in5.65.75.75.74.24.85.44.04.43.64.96.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport 5 NW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356851998

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