Skip to content

Scraunchers Rock Bluff

Scraunchers Rock Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Scraunchers Rock Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 142 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Upton Bluff, a cliff 1.7 miles away. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
142 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.30866, -86.04999

142 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
Peaks: 53
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 10
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 6.7 mi
  • The Eads Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Granville Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceSSW 201°398 m17.4 mi
Fisher KnobSSW 192°383 m22.5 mi
Turney KnobSSW 193°379 m22.7 mi
Round Top KnobS 181°364 m19.6 mi
Fodderstack KnobS 188°362 m24.2 mi
Pilot KnobS 182°359 m12.4 mi
Lawrence KnobS 191°359 m21.8 mi
Walnut KnobS 183°357 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2218:56
June solstice05:2819:2820:06
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5315:5416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787771604941
Precip in4.54.95.04.44.75.05.03.73.43.43.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carthage, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356851305

More cliffs in Tennessee

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Scraunchers Rock Bluff.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens