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Upton Bluff

Upton Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Upton Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 192 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Scraunchers Rock Bluff, a cliff 1.7 miles away. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
192 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.28561, -86.03971

149 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 58
Peaks: 56
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 11
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 5.4 mi
  • The Eads Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Granville Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceSSW 205°398 m16.1 mi
Fisher KnobSSW 194°383 m21.1 mi
Turney KnobSSW 195°379 m21.3 mi
Round Top KnobS 183°364 m18.1 mi
Hawkins HillS 182°363 m23.5 mi
Grandfather KnobSSW 211°363 m24.2 mi
Fodderstack KnobS 189°362 m22.7 mi
Pilot KnobS 185°359 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2218:56
June solstice05:2819:2720:06
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5315:5416:34

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356780455

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