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Mutton Bluff

Mutton Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Mutton Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 292 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Alex Bluff, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 24 miles off. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
292 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.39922, -85.97804
Around it

113 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
Parks: 42
  • Cordell Hull Overlook: 6.9 mi
  • Defeated Creek Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
  • Macon County Park: 8.4 mi
  • Macon County Park: 8.4 mi
  • Shady Grove Access Area: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 6
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 10.2 mi
  • The Eads Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Granville Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Wynnewood State Historical Site: 18.8 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 6.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceSSW 205°398 m24.7 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 193°359 m19.2 mi
Walnut KnobSSW 195°357 m18.3 mi
Jennings KnobSW 217°353 m21.8 mi
Belle HillSSW 197°349 m14.9 mi
Brays KnobNE 48°343 m22.3 mi
Cub KnobSSW 199°336 m12.6 mi
Burgess KnobS 188°334 m17.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:56
June solstice05:2719:2720:06
September equinox06:3318:0818:42
December solstice06:5315:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364049596775797871604940

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lafayette, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356822931

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