Palisades
Palisades is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 554 m. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sycamore Falls, a waterfall 1.7 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 554 m
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Rock · 29 mi
- Ropers Rock · 29 mi
- Umbrella Rock · 29 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Cumberland Visitor Center: 2.0 mi
- Grundy Forest State Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Harton Park: 3.4 mi
- Grundy Lakes Game Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Manigault Park: 8.2 mi
- West Ramsey: 3.2 mi
- East Ramsey: 3.5 mi
- Tip Top: 3.9 mi
- Payne View: 4.1 mi
- Clouse Hill: 4.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Morgans Steep: 9.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.6 mi
- Wild Boar Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Armfield Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 1.7 mi
- Black Canyon Falls: 1.9 mi
- Hanes Hole Falls: 1.9 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 2.1 mi
- Small Waterfall: 2.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 11.1 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 12.0 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 12.9 mi
- Dogwood Spring: 13.7 mi
- Holly Spring: 14.1 mi
- Danny Cove: 7.2 mi
- Corn Maze: 15.1 mi
- South Pittsburg Municipal Hospital: 16.1 mi
- Russell Cave National Monument: 17.5 mi
- Jeep: 22.9 mi
- Battle Creek Public Hunting Area: 12.8 mi
- Cowan Marsh Public Hunting Area: 14.5 mi
- Savage Gulf State Park: 16.3 mi
- John Sumach Reservation: 19.6 mi
- May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 20.4 mi
- Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 5.1 mi
- Cowan Railroad Museum: 13.9 mi
- Lodge Museum of Cast Iron: 15.7 mi
- Bridgeport Depot Museum: 19.8 mi
- Coke Oven Museum: 23.6 mi
- Rebel's Rest: 8.3 mi
- Memorial Cross: 9.4 mi
- B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
- Judge M.M. Allison: 19.7 mi
- Moonshine Still: 21.4 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 4.7 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 4.9 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 18.7 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 20.1 mi
- Dinah Shore Murals: 19.2 mi
- University of Tennessee Mural: 19.2 mi
- Tims Ford Lake Mural: 19.2 mi
- Franklin County Mural: 19.3 mi
- Sewanee Natural Bridge: 9.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 22.8 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Harvey's Garden: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | NE 51° | 715 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ENE 60° | 703 m | 17.6 mi |
| Price Mountain | NE 45° | 689 m | 21.8 mi |
| Flat Mountain | NE 54° | 684 m | 21.8 mi |
| Stocker Hill | NE 44° | 654 m | 11.4 mi |
| Clouse Hill | NNW 347° | 634 m | 4.5 mi |
| West Ramsey | N 8° | 627 m | 3.2 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | E 99° | 624.84 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:56 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monteagle, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356850032
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- Chattanooga · 29 mi
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