Cliff · Tennessee
Paint Rock Bluff
Paint Rock Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 246 m. Big Fodderstack stands 1,013 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Paint Rock Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 246 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.78730, -84.45326
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Paint Rock Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Long Island Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Riley Creek Recreational Area: 4.9 mi
- Loudon Municipal Park: 5.9 mi
- Southwest Point Park: 6.6 mi
Peaks
- High Point: 4.6 mi
- Gage Hill: 6.6 mi
- River Knobs: 8.0 mi
- Little Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Pine Top: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Fort Southwest Point: 6.6 mi
- Fort Southwest Point: 6.6 mi
- Lake Shore: 9.5 mi
- K-731: 10.3 mi
- K-27: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Marble Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Wester Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Marney Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Stowe Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Blair Bluff: 8.9 mi
Springs: 16
- Huffine Spring: 2.5 mi
- Rose Spring: 5.8 mi
- Poplar Spring: 6.4 mi
- Ambrose Spring: 6.9 mi
- Poplar Spring: 10.6 mi
Museums: 11
- Carmichael Inn Museum: 7.3 mi
- K-25 History Center: 10.5 mi
- Lenoir City Museum & Cotton: 10.6 mi
- Jane Manley Museum: 12.9 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Ozone Falls: 21.0 mi
- Ray Falls: 21.8 mi
- Upper Piney Falls 80: 23.3 mi
- Lower Piney Falls 40: 23.5 mi
- Debord Falls: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 9.4 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 11.4 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 17.2 mi
- Roadside Table: 22.0 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Wheat: 11.2 mi
- Cute: 21.5 mi
- Fork Mountain: 23.5 mi
- Montgomery: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 3
- Caboose: 7.2 mi
- The Lost Sea: 17.4 mi
- Greenback Castle: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Piney Falls State Natural Area: 23.2 mi
- Black Mountain Area: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Cheeyo Park: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- Sam: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Paint Rock Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Fodderstack | N 5° | 1,013 m | 22.2 mi |
| American Knob | N 11° | 984 m | 21.7 mi |
| Big Brushy Mountain | N 7° | 979 m | 20.2 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | N 7° | 977 m | 20.1 mi |
| Little Fork Mountain | N 357° | 965 m | 22.3 mi |
| Chimney Top Mountain | N 354° | 948 m | 22.1 mi |
| Indian Knob | N 358° | 931 m | 21.9 mi |
| Little Fodderstack | N 8° | 902 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:20 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:49 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingston, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356825766
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