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Red Cliff

Red Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Red Cliff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 381 m. High Knob stands 938 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Brewster Bridge Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway runs past it.

What the record says

Elevation
381 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.35480, -84.72772

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 44
  • Sheep Rock: 3.0 mi
  • Briar Point: 4.2 mi
  • White Oak Overlook: 5.8 mi
  • Laurel Fork Overlook: 6.3 mi
  • North White Oak Overook: 6.6 mi
Parks: 25
  • Needles Eye: 7.5 mi
  • Robbins Park: 7.9 mi
  • Robbins park: 7.9 mi
  • Colditz Cove State Natural Area: 8.0 mi
  • Allardt Park: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Tackett Homesite & Graves: 12.5 mi
  • Twin Arch South: 12.9 mi
  • Twin Arches: 12.9 mi
  • Twin Arch North: 12.9 mi
  • Rock Hole: 12.9 mi
Natural arches: 8
  • Diocese Arch: 7.6 mi
  • Buffalo Arch: 17.3 mi
  • Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 17.9 mi
  • Etta's Arch: 18.5 mi
  • Amphitheater Arch: 18.5 mi
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Angel Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Debord Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Emory Gap Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Big Spring Falls: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 1.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Red Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobSE 129°938 m16.1 mi
Sandy Gap MountanSE 127°929 m17.9 mi
Signal MountainESE 109°887 m15.3 mi
Gibson KnobESE 110°887 m17.0 mi
Landrom MountainSE 138°884 m14.3 mi
Justice MountainSE 132°877 m16.8 mi
Young MountainSE 133°872 m12.9 mi
Flower MountainSE 124°854 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:51
June solstice06:2220:2221:01
September equinox07:2819:0419:37
December solstice07:4716:4817:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566370747367574639
Precip in4.95.05.75.45.25.65.74.74.03.24.75.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allardt, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356829258

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