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Hewitt Bluff

Hewitt Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Hewitt Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 273 m. The Flag Pole stands 1,075 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainy Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 18 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
273 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.94425, -84.22047

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Melton Hill Park: 1.0 mi
  • Guinn Road Park: 1.4 mi
  • Melton Hill Park: 1.7 mi
  • Clark Center Park: 1.8 mi
  • Solway Park: 2.7 mi
Museums: 25
Cliffs: 17
Springs: 11
  • Herron Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Massengil Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 10
Attractions: 8
  • Aspire: 11.5 mi
  • Caboose: 15.4 mi
  • Knox Selfie Lab: 16.8 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 16.8 mi
  • Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Emory Gap Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Debord Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Boyd Hollow Falls: 21.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Hewitt Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The Flag PoleN 358°1,075 m17.6 mi
Cross MountainN 358°1,075 m17.6 mi
Redoak MountainN 354°1,027 m16.6 mi
Big FodderstackNW 316°1,013 m15.7 mi
Buffalo MountainNNW 342°1,008 m15.8 mi
Frozen HeadNW 313°1,001 m18.1 mi
Pilot MountainNNW 349°993 m14.4 mi
American KnobNW 320°984 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:2120:1920:57
September equinox07:2619:0219:35
December solstice07:4416:4717:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250596774787771604841
Precip in5.55.95.55.64.54.85.93.74.13.35.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Atdd, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356810611

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