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Grays Bluff

Grays Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Grays Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 215 m. Round Top stands 647 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Cedar Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
215 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.01174, -85.58358

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Nickajack Park: 1.3 mi
  • Marion County Park: 1.8 mi
  • Maple View Public Use Area: 2.1 mi
  • Running Water Public Use Area: 2.2 mi
  • Jasper City Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 44
Attractions: 36
Waterfalls: 32
  • Blowing Wind Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Denny Cove Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Mini Denny Cove Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Horsehair Falls 80: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 31
Springs: 22
  • Pryor Cave Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Taylor Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Obar Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Cantrell Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Abbott Spring: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 12
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 8
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 11.0 mi
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round TopSE 140°647 m15.7 mi
West RamseyNNW 330°627 m21.0 mi
Suck Creek MountainNE 36°624.84 m14.6 mi
Scott HillNNW 343°623 m21.3 mi
Fults HillN 350°619 m22.4 mi
East RamseyNNW 332°616 m20.9 mi
Round KnobNE 51°601 m15.7 mi
Tip TopNNW 333°597 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:54
June solstice05:2919:2320:00
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:4715:5616:35

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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356806241

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