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Hurricane Bluff

Hurricane Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Hurricane Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 118 m. Tanbark Hill stands 247 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fowlkes Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
118 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01145, -87.87892

64 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Cliffs: 17
Parks: 11
Historic sites: 3
Springs: 1
  • Nolan Spring: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Missionary Park Picnic Site: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hurricane Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tanbark HillE 95°247 m21.8 mi
Slaughter HillENE 66°246 m13.2 mi
Balding KnobE 88°237 m14.2 mi
McCollum HillSE 133°222 m24.9 mi
Sand HillWSW 240°213 m23.5 mi
Collier HillNNE 24°208 m9.7 mi
Durham HillNNE 17°206 m14.1 mi
Round TopWSW 239°206 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3619:3420:12
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice06:5916:0216:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606976807972615042
Precip in4.14.44.54.45.44.64.13.83.44.14.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camden, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356812353

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