Yellow Cliff
Yellow Cliff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 525 m. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Garden, a park 1.4 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 525 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Coke Ovens Park: 6.5 mi
- Harris Park: 6.7 mi
- Sequatchie County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
- John Griswold Recreation Park: 9.2 mi
- Nichols Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Grape Knob: 4.7 mi
- Buck Knob: 4.9 mi
- Vance Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Pink Knob: 6.4 mi
- Legget Branch Falls 30: 11.5 mi
- Savage Falls: 11.6 mi
- Imodium Falls: 11.9 mi
- Little Possum Falls 25: 12.4 mi
- Richey Ridge Falls 18: 12.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Medley Arch: 18.2 mi
- Hobo Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Parker Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Mining Ruins: 15.4 mi
- Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 15.5 mi
- Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 15.5 mi
- Site #6 - Mule Barn: 15.5 mi
- Site #2 - Ore Car Path: 15.5 mi
- M113: 8.1 mi
- UH-1: 8.1 mi
- Jeep: 8.1 mi
- Flat Top Mountain Farm: 9.1 mi
- George's Hole: 13.6 mi
- Cartter Patten Easement: 14.4 mi
- Savage Gulf State Park: 16.4 mi
- North Chick Corridor: 17.0 mi
- Cumberland Spring Area: 17.3 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 18.4 mi
- Coke Oven Museum: 6.5 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 19.1 mi
- Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 19.8 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 20.5 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 20.6 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- George's Hole: 13.6 mi
- Schwoon Spring: 14.9 mi
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 23.4 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 22.5 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 24.1 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 10.3 mi
- rain garden: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Yellow Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | WSW 240° | 715 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SW 230° | 703 m | 11.5 mi |
| Lockhart Hill | W 267° | 694 m | 7.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | SE 139° | 693 m | 4.9 mi |
| Price Mountain | W 264° | 689 m | 8.5 mi |
| Flat Mountain | WSW 243° | 684 m | 7.3 mi |
| Potato Knob | NE 50° | 679 m | 19.2 mi |
| Jakes Mountain | WNW 299° | 670 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:54 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fall Creek Falls SP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356784476
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