Bear Branch Access Area
Bear Branch Access Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 233 m. Worthington Knob stands 775 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pendergrass Bluff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 233 m
How to reach it
- 17.5 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 29.7 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gazebo Overlook · 28 mi
- Sugerloaf Viewpoint · 29 mi
- Parksville Lake Viewpoint · 29 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Joe Smith Hill: 1.0 mi
- Stokes Hill: 4.0 mi
- Murphy Hill: 6.2 mi
- Lone Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Texas Knobs: 7.2 mi
- Cherokee Removal Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Blythe Ferry Goose Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Grasshopper Creek Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- Sale Creek Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge: 3.0 mi
- History Wall: 1.9 mi
- Routes Amphitheater: 1.9 mi
- Memorial Wall: 1.9 mi
- Blythe Ferry: 2.0 mi
- Conner Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- McGill Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Wildcat Hollow Falls: 7.5 mi
- Legget Branch Falls 30: 8.2 mi
- Little Possum Falls 25: 8.6 mi
- Brush Creek Falls 20: 8.8 mi
- Pendergrass Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Parker Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Hobo Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Goodman Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Garrison Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Cumberland Spring Area: 10.2 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 12.5 mi
- Wolftever Creek Bird Sanctuary: 17.3 mi
- Cartter Patten Easement: 18.6 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Williams Unit: 18.8 mi
- Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 1.9 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 7.9 mi
- Meigs County Historical Museum: 15.9 mi
- Museum Center at 5ive Points: 17.4 mi
- Coke Oven Museum: 21.6 mi
- Flat Top Mountain Farm: 12.3 mi
- M113: 21.7 mi
- Jeep: 21.7 mi
- UH-1: 21.7 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 15.7 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 16.0 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 20.6 mi
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 22.8 mi
- BSUMC Giving Garden: 17.0 mi
- Garden of Prayer: 22.9 mi
- rain garden: 24.1 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 18.8 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 18.8 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 24.4 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 20.1 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 23.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.2 mi
- Little Debbie: 22.5 mi
- Christmas Tree Cake: 22.6 mi
- Cute: 20.9 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Branch Access Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington Knob | N 355° | 775 m | 21.4 mi |
| Gort Knob | N 2° | 774 m | 23.9 mi |
| Walker Knob | N 359° | 766 m | 23.1 mi |
| Clayton Knob | N 354° | 749 m | 20.9 mi |
| Lee Knob | N 357° | 697 m | 22.2 mi |
| Buck Knob | W 278° | 693 m | 15.7 mi |
| Potato Knob | NNW 348° | 679 m | 18.5 mi |
| Pink Knob | WNW 297° | 641 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:19 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:53 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton 2SE, 6 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer9 obs
- Sandhill Crane6 obs
- North American Wheel Bug4 obs
- Wild Turkey2 obs
- Carolina Wren2 obs
- Northern Cardinal2 obs
- Eastern Bluebird2 obs
- Red-headed Woodpecker2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356895046
Day trips start here
- Chattanooga · 28 mi
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