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Greenwood Cliff

Greenwood Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Greenwood Cliff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 464 m. Wright Mountain stands 541 m to the southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rock, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
464 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.59918, -84.85441

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Chimney Rock: 0.6 mi
  • The Cal Knob: 2.0 mi
  • Pinnacle Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Stepp Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Schoolhouse Hill: 3.6 mi
Cliffs
Attractions: 19
  • Rock Hole: 7.3 mi
  • Twin Arch North: 7.7 mi
  • Twin Arches: 7.7 mi
  • Twin Arch South: 7.7 mi
  • Tackett Homesite & Graves: 8.2 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Buffalo Arch: 5.1 mi
  • Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 9.2 mi
  • Etta's Arch: 10.3 mi
  • Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 10.5 mi
  • Amphitheater Arch: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Angel Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Town Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Handcock Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Big Spring Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Lick Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 3
Springs: 3
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Koger Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Mill Spring: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Greenwood Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wright MountainSW 226°541 m9.8 mi
Golman MountainW 265°536 m9.4 mi
Cherry Gap MountainNNW 340°530 m6.1 mi
Bald RockW 280°527 m7.6 mi
Slippery RockW 281°525 m6.4 mi
Guffey MountainNNW 328°525 m9.7 mi
Kennedy MountainWNW 286°525 m10.0 mi
Buck MountainSW 236°525 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1719:51
June solstice06:2220:2321:02
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4916:4817:28

Local time (America/Kentucky/Monticello).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745546269737266564538

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickett SP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356806724

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