Hardscrabble Bluff
Hardscrabble Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 240 m. Hampton Mountain stands 616 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pendleton Bluff, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 240 m
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Tater Knob: 0.6 mi
- Steprock Hill: 0.9 mi
- Kenneth Rise: 3.2 mi
- Booger Hill: 4.0 mi
- Seven Knobs: 4.8 mi
- Wash Morgan Hollow State Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Spring Creek State Scenic River: 2.5 mi
- Blackburn Fork State Scenic River: 3.7 mi
- Roaring River State Scenic River: 3.9 mi
- Roaring River Recreational Area: 8.1 mi
- Wash Morgan Falls: 1.3 mi
- Waterloo Falls: 2.7 mi
- Upper Waterloo Falls: 2.8 mi
- Savannah Falls: 3.0 mi
- Charlotte Falls: 3.5 mi
- Pendleton Bluff: 0.1 mi
- Dave Bluff: 0.4 mi
- Wpa Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Seven Sisters Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Knob Creek Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Cookeville Childrens Museum: 10.3 mi
- Depot Museum: 10.4 mi
- Cookeville History Museum: 10.4 mi
- Soard Properties Museum: 10.6 mi
- Overton County Museum: 11.4 mi
- Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 22.2 mi
- East Point Marina: 23.7 mi
- Star Point Marina: 24.0 mi
- good landing beach: 24.2 mi
- launch site for kayak: 24.7 mi
- TTU Eagle Statue: 9.5 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 11.6 mi
- Tech Native Plant Garden: 9.5 mi
- CRMC Basin Garden: 10.0 mi
- The Pink Elephant: 11.4 mi
- Tennessee Visitor Center: 20.4 mi
- Spring Shelter: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Hardscrabble Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Mountain | ESE 121° | 616 m | 17.7 mi |
| Tyler Mountain | ESE 117° | 597 m | 17.2 mi |
| Blaylock Mountain | SE 132° | 593 m | 12.6 mi |
| Copeland Mountain | ESE 117° | 585 m | 16.9 mi |
| Harris Mountain | ESE 105° | 582 m | 13.7 mi |
| Alpine Mountain | ENE 78° | 574 m | 16.0 mi |
| Bee Rock | SE 135° | 574 m | 18.0 mi |
| Round Top | ESE 112° | 572 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:25 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 15:51 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesboro, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356808667
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