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Negro Jumpoff

Negro Jumpoff, seen from above at true elevation

Negro Jumpoff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 353 m. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Bottom Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
353 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.82618, -84.79133

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
Cliffs: 16
Waterfalls: 14
  • Ozone Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Ray Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 7.7 mi
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 7.9 mi
  • Stinging Fork Falls 60: 10.5 mi
Springs: 14
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 6.2 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Blue Spring: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Troop 45: 3.1 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 14.9 mi
  • Fort Southwest Point: 14.9 mi
  • Lake Shore: 17.4 mi
Museums: 6
  • Jane Manley Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 10.0 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Military Memorial Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Roadside Table: 6.9 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 10.0 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 11.3 mi
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 9.9 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Negro Jumpoff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainWSW 254°931 m10.9 mi
Dorton KnobW 260°910 m10.8 mi
Bear Den MountainW 259°893 m9.8 mi
Brady MountainW 270°893 m10.1 mi
Black MountainWNW 297°862 m6.4 mi
Luper MountainN 1°833 m8.9 mi
Big Rock MountainNNW 329°824 m7.0 mi
Thorny MountainNNW 349°811 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1719:51
June solstice06:2420:2120:59
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4616:5017:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576573777670584740
Precip in5.45.45.55.64.75.56.03.84.43.54.66.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockwood 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356823105

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