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Scaggs Bluff

Scaggs Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Scaggs Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 167 m. Fourmile Board Hill stands 300 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Linden City Park, a park 3.8 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 22 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
167 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.66785, -87.81586

67 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Cliffs: 19
Parks: 16
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Nolan Spring: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fourmile Board HillSSE 165°300 m23.6 mi
Bald KnobSSE 149°286 m19.5 mi
Horseshoe HillSSE 155°277 m13.0 mi
Smith HillS 179°271 m17.6 mi
Kittrell HillESE 106°256 m24.8 mi
Rabbitt KnobESE 108°251 m22.9 mi
McCollum HillENE 66°222 m16.1 mi
Hughes HillSSW 203°221 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:3719:3320:11
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice06:5816:0316:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787771594841
Precip in4.64.94.95.66.45.35.13.24.23.83.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Linden WTP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356832198

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