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The Jumpoff

The Jumpoff, seen from above at true elevation

The Jumpoff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 1,869 m. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Kephart, a peak 0.2 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1868.53 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.63359, -83.38900

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Sweat Heifer Cascades: 1.1 mi
  • Taywa Creek Cascade: 4.1 mi
  • Cliff Branch Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Grotto Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Trickling Falls: 4.6 mi
Attractions
  • Arch Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Hellbender: 8.3 mi
  • Birdventure: 8.3 mi
  • Rail Runner: 8.4 mi
  • Ripley's Super Fun Zone: 8.8 mi
Parks: 50
  • Mills Park: 7.9 mi
  • Mynatt Park: 8.5 mi
  • Acquoni Road Family Park: 10.8 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 11.1 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park: 11.2 mi
Museums: 20
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 17
Picnic sites: 12
Artworks: 9
  • Bear: 8.6 mi
  • Selu Statue: 12.3 mi
  • Fish: 14.3 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 19.0 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 19.0 mi
Gardens: 5
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of The Jumpoff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KuwohiSW 232°2,024.79 m7.9 mi
Mount GuyotNE 56°2,019.13 m8.9 mi
Mount le Conte - High TopWNW 298°2,009.55 m3.0 mi
Mt. BuckleySW 233°2,004.12 m8.2 mi
Mount Le ConteWNW 298°2,004 m3.0 mi
Cliff TopWNW 295°1,996.55 m3.4 mi
Myrtle PointWNW 300°1,991.56 m2.8 mi
Mount ChapmanENE 61°1,960.2 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:1920:1520:53
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:4016:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339485662666460504135
Precip in6.86.06.66.06.26.17.35.15.45.45.97.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newfound GAP, 3 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3611148371

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