Cummins Falls
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Cummins Falls is a waterfall in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Hampton Mountain stands 616 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackburn Fork State Scenic River, a park 2.2 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Cummins Falls is a waterfall on the Blackburn Fork River and is located in southern Jackson County, Tennessee. By volume, it is the eighth largest waterfall in Tennessee. The falls, with a total height of seventy-five feet, consist of two drops. The first has a plunge drop of fifty feet, ending in a shallow pool. The second has a cascade drop of twenty-five feet into a larger, deeper pool, or "swimming hole". In 2010, Cummins Falls was named "Tenth Best Swimming Hole in America" by Travel + Leisure magazine. The falls, on land owned continuously by the Cummins family since 1825, was purchased by the Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation and designated a public park in 2011. Tennessee State Parks, a division of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, manages Cummins Falls State Park and access to the waterfall. While the park is free to enter and the waterfall is visible from an overlook, access to the base of the waterfall is restricted to holders of a Gorge Access Permit.
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Wikidata Q5194135, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 25.7 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Blackburn Fork State Scenic River: 2.2 mi
- Jere Whitson Park: 5.7 mi
- Tennessee Tech Intramural Fields: 5.8 mi
- Putnam County Sports Complex: 5.9 mi
- TTU Fine Arts Outdoor Patio: 6.1 mi
- Kenneth Rise: 2.7 mi
- Seven Knobs: 2.8 mi
- Ward Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Green Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Tater Knob: 6.1 mi
- Charlotte Falls: 2.3 mi
- Savannah Falls: 2.7 mi
- Wash Morgan Falls: 6.0 mi
- Waterloo Falls: 6.8 mi
- Upper Waterloo Falls: 6.9 mi
- Hardscrabble Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Pendleton Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Dave Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Harris Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Wpa Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Cookeville Childrens Museum: 6.7 mi
- Depot Museum: 6.8 mi
- Soard Properties Museum: 6.9 mi
- Cookeville History Museum: 6.9 mi
- Baxter Visitor Center and Museum: 7.7 mi
- Tech Native Plant Garden: 6.2 mi
- CRMC Basin Garden: 6.5 mi
- TTU Eagle Statue: 6.2 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 16.6 mi
- Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 16.9 mi
- Sunset Rock: 24.5 mi
- The Pink Elephant: 7.5 mi
- Tennessee Visitor Center: 15.3 mi
- Spring Shelter: 21.3 mi
- Pinhook: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Cummins Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Mountain | ESE 104° | 616 m | 18.9 mi |
| Tyler Mountain | E 100° | 597 m | 18.8 mi |
| Blaylock Mountain | ESE 107° | 593 m | 13.2 mi |
| Copeland Mountain | E 100° | 585 m | 18.5 mi |
| Harris Mountain | E 87° | 582 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bee Rock | ESE 118° | 574 m | 17.9 mi |
| Alpine Mountain | ENE 67° | 574 m | 20.4 mi |
| Round Top | E 96° | 572 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:26 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 15:52 | 16:32 |
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 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesboro, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4702287719
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