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Garrison Bluff

Garrison Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Garrison Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 237 m. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Armstrong Ferry Recreation Area, a park 1.6 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
237 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.44007, -84.97856

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 31
  • Paine Creek Falls 10: 6.5 mi
  • Sale Creek Falls 40: 7.0 mi
  • Wildcat Hollow Falls: 7.2 mi
  • North Pole Falls 17: 7.6 mi
  • Brush Creek Falls 20: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 24
Historic sites: 21
  • Blythe Ferry: 2.7 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 2.8 mi
  • Routes Amphitheater: 2.8 mi
  • History Wall: 2.8 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 8
  • Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 2.8 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 18.7 mi
  • Museum Center at 5ive Points: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 5
Springs: 5
  • Clearwater Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 23.7 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 18.7 mi
  • Roadside Table: 21.8 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 16.3 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Chester Frost Park Beach: 20.3 mi
  • Harrison Bay Park Beach: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Garrison Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainN 360°931 m23.6 mi
Dorton KnobN 360°910 m24.8 mi
Worthington KnobNNW 347°775 m17.6 mi
Gort KnobN 356°774 m19.9 mi
Walker KnobN 352°766 m19.2 mi
Clayton KnobNNW 346°749 m17.2 mi
Lee KnobN 349°697 m18.4 mi
Buck KnobW 264°693 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:52
June solstice06:2620:2120:59
September equinox07:2919:0519:38
December solstice07:4616:5217:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249586774777771594841
Precip in5.25.15.35.44.84.55.33.94.83.64.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton 2SE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356804730

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