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Lookout Point

Lookout Point, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Point is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 419 m. Green Pond Mountain stands 592 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Owen's Overlook, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
419 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.37305, -84.94983

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 46
  • Owen's Overlook: 0.4 mi
  • Gwinn Cove Overlook: 2.2 mi
  • Bruno's Paradise: 2.8 mi
  • Tom's Gap: 3.1 mi
  • Tar Gap Overlook: 3.6 mi
Parks: 23
Attractions: 15
  • East Fork Stables: 1.6 mi
  • East Point Marina: 11.0 mi
  • good landing beach: 14.9 mi
  • Sunset Marina: 16.0 mi
  • launch site for kayak: 16.2 mi
Museums: 7
Natural arches: 6
  • Diocese Arch: 16.9 mi
  • Buffalo Arch: 19.0 mi
  • Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 22.7 mi
  • Etta's Arch: 23.0 mi
  • Amphitheater Arch: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Angel Falls: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Standing Stone State Park: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Lookout Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green Pond MountainSW 226°592 m17.0 mi
Negro MountainSW 230°577 m17.0 mi
Alpine MountainW 268°574 m15.7 mi
Cub MountainWSW 243°567 m12.8 mi
Round TopWSW 237°566 m17.0 mi
Gullet MountainW 267°566 m17.3 mi
Sisco MountainWSW 241°555 m15.3 mi
Egypt KnobW 263°554 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2319:2320:02
September equinox06:2818:0418:38
December solstice06:4815:4916:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846556471747467564638
Precip in5.04.95.55.55.35.55.34.64.03.24.16.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamestown, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356817637

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