Paint Rock Bluff
Paint Rock Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Green Top stands 921 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramsey House Plantation, a attraction 1.3 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 280 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 25 mi
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ramsey House Plantation: 1.3 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 6.7 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 14.1 mi
- Skyland Ranch: 15.4 mi
- Apple Barn and Cider Mill: 15.4 mi
- Ramsey House: 1.3 mi
- Forks of the River Park: 2.1 mi
- Holston River Park: 3.5 mi
- Cruze Landing: 3.6 mi
- Holston-Chilhowee Volunteer Park: 4.1 mi
- Mary Hill: 2.6 mi
- Hightop: 3.5 mi
- Glass Knob: 3.8 mi
- Hoze Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Clark Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Ramsey House Visitor Center: 1.3 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 5.4 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 5.4 mi
- Beck Cultural Exchange Center: 5.5 mi
- Winstead Mansion: 5.6 mi
- James White Fort: 6.2 mi
- Christian-Newsom Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Million Dollar Fire: 6.5 mi
- Miller's Building Arch: 6.6 mi
- Knoxville Historic Train: 6.6 mi
- Cherokee Bluffs: 9.3 mi
- Hanging Rock: 9.4 mi
- Eight Acre Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Wright Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Sheepwalk Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 3.5 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 20.5 mi
- Meigs Falls: 21.2 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 21.7 mi
- Meigs Creek Cascade: 22.1 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 4.7 mi
- Grow Lab: 7.5 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 7.6 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 7.6 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 7.6 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 3.6 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 4.3 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 5.7 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 7.0 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 7.0 mi
- Dolly Parton: 14.6 mi
- Veterans Statue: 14.6 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 21.1 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 5.4 mi
- Strong rock spring: 6.6 mi
- Herron Spring: 21.0 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Paint Rock Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Top | SE 143° | 921 m | 12.6 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SSE 148° | 899 m | 12.5 mi |
| Little Double | SSE 152° | 851 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bench Mountain | SSE 149° | 805 m | 13.0 mi |
| Yellow Knob | SSE 155° | 657 m | 13.3 mi |
| House Mountain | N 11° | 629 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SE 142° | 624 m | 11.5 mi |
| Big Pine Mountain | SSE 150° | 604 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knoxville EXP STN, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1070814855
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