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Paint Rock Bluff

Paint Rock Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Paint Rock Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 120 m. Tanbark Hill stands 247 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Stairstep Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
120 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.04534, -87.86642

62 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
Cliffs: 15
Parks: 11
Historic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Missionary Park Picnic Site: 6.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Nolan Spring: 7.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tanbark HillESE 101°247 m21.5 mi
Slaughter HillENE 75°246 m11.7 mi
Balding KnobE 97°237 m13.6 mi
The MoundN 7°215 m24.0 mi
Collier HillNNE 27°208 m7.3 mi
Durham HillNNE 17°206 m11.7 mi
Round TopSW 235°206 m23.2 mi
Rushing HillSE 141°204 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:3619:3420:12
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice06:5916:0216:41

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/356825772

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