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Morris Bluff

Morris Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Morris Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 271 m. Clouse Hill stands 634 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Winchester City Park, a park 1.5 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
271 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.20703, -86.15610

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
Cliffs: 30
Nature reserves: 9
Springs: 9
  • Short Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Natural Spring House: 15.1 mi
  • Polly Anne Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Champion Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Cave Spring: 19.9 mi
Museums: 8
  • Cowan Railroad Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Tullahoma History Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Hands-On Science Center: 11.0 mi
  • Beechcraft Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Moore County Old Jail Museum: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Falls Branch Falls 15: 17.5 mi
  • Jumpoff Falls 90: 18.3 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Hanes Hole Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Black Canyon Falls: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Franklin County Mural: 2.8 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 2.8 mi
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 2.8 mi
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 16.8 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 19.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Morris Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clouse HillENE 73°634 m21.2 mi
Big ButteNE 40°612 m20.6 mi
Pull Tight HillENE 58°598 m18.3 mi
Red HillESE 107°591 m19.3 mi
Claibornes ViewE 79°578 m15.1 mi
High TopE 90°574 m9.1 mi
Johnson TopSSW 209°568 m18.3 mi
Flat TopS 174°567 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:57
June solstice05:3119:2620:03
September equinox06:3318:1018:43
December solstice06:5015:5816:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596774787771604942
Precip in4.85.45.85.14.85.24.73.94.33.44.75.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester 5SE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356895282

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