Stumps Bluff
Stumps Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 119 m. The WKU Hilltop stands 521 m to the southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sallys Rock, a peak 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 229 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 119 m
How to reach it
- 228.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 9.7 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 11.1 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- 25.6 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Furlong Cemetery · 26 mi
- Sunset Point · 26 mi
- Dixon Cave · 26 mi
- Green River Bluffs Overlook · 26 mi
124 named places within 25 miles
- Sallys Rock: 1.0 mi
- Snowbirds Point: 1.6 mi
- Big Clifty: 3.5 mi
- Flippo Hill: 4.1 mi
- Little Barn Knob: 4.4 mi
- Hobson Grove Park: 8.1 mi
- James Hines Park: 8.7 mi
- Lampkin Park: 8.8 mi
- Preston S Miller Park: 9.2 mi
- Pedigo Park: 9.3 mi
- Green River Museum: 7.0 mi
- Downing Museum: 7.7 mi
- Riverview at Hobson Grove: 8.4 mi
- Kentucky Museum: 9.8 mi
- The Historic Railpark and Train Museum: 9.8 mi
- Lost River Cave Entrance: 11.2 mi
- Lost River Cave: 11.2 mi
- Blue Hole 3: 11.3 mi
- Butterfly House: 11.5 mi
- Blue Hole 2: 11.6 mi
- Guthrie Tower: 9.9 mi
- Confederate-Union Veterans Monument: 10.9 mi
- Confederate Monument: 10.9 mi
- Confederate Monument: 24.9 mi
- Marcum Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Buzzards Roost Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Cedar Sink: 23.0 mi
- Brass Dancer: 9.9 mi
- Tango Statue: 10.0 mi
- Baker Arboretum: 7.7 mi
- Drakes Creek: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stumps Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The WKU Hilltop | SE 140° | 521 m | 9.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 101° | 285 m | 22.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 197° | 282 m | 20.0 mi |
| Hoover Hill | NNE 26° | 264 m | 23.8 mi |
| Shipley Knob | NE 56° | 257 m | 15.3 mi |
| Crumps Knob | ENE 71° | 256 m | 20.7 mi |
| Buzzard Knob | SW 215° | 256 m | 23.4 mi |
| Brooks Knob | ENE 72° | 254 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:31 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bowling Green Warren CO AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358608475
Day trips start here
- Caves and Lakes · 9 mi
- Bowling Green · 10 mi
- Morgantown · 11 mi
- Auburn · 18 mi
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 24 mi
- Russellville · 25 mi
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