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Adena Arch

Adena Arch, seen from above at true elevation

Adena Arch is a natural arch in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 294 m. State Rock stands 433 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Arch, a natural arch 0.3 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
294 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.83913, -83.61227

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches
  • Indian Arch: 0.3 mi
  • Crawling Man Arch: 0.4 mi
  • Trinity Arch: 0.5 mi
  • Gladie Creek False Arch: 0.5 mi
  • Mushroom Arch: 0.5 mi
Peaks
  • Cloud Splitter: 0.5 mi
  • Tower Rock: 1.1 mi
  • Chimney Top Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Hens Nest Rock: 1.9 mi
  • Dunkan Branch Hill: 1.9 mi
Cliffs
  • Jewel Pinnacle: 0.5 mi
  • Sheltowee Wall: 0.7 mi
  • Dunkan Rock: 1.4 mi
  • Lower Small Wall: 1.7 mi
  • Middle Small Wall: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Bell Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Upper Laural Branch Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Box Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Copperas Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Olivia Addison Falls: 2.5 mi
Parks: 23
  • Menifee County Park: 7.4 mi
  • Downtown Park: 7.9 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 13.2 mi
  • Pendergrass Murray Recreational Preserve: 14.2 mi
  • Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Red River Appalachian Zip Line Tours: 4.6 mi
  • Wild Things! of Kentucky: 5.7 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 5.8 mi
  • Gorge Underground: 6.2 mi
  • Southeast Mountain Guides: 8.7 mi
Museums: 5
  • Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 7.9 mi
  • Red River Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Three Forks Historical Museum: 18.9 mi
  • Morgan Co Historical Society: 20.0 mi
  • Breathitt County Museum: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Clear Creek Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
  • Billy Branch Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 8.0 mi
  • Cottage Furnace: 17.4 mi
  • Bourbon Iron Works: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • West Liberty Dough Boy: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Jewell Lane Community Garden: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Adena Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
State RockWSW 249°433 m13.4 mi
Tater KnobNNE 14°423 m15.4 mi
Raven RockW 281°421 m10.4 mi
South KnobNNW 339°419 m14.6 mi
Morris MountainWNW 287°414 m15.3 mi
Gate Post HillN 8°410 m11.8 mi
Kaincaid MountainW 263°403 m14.7 mi
Pilot KnobESE 104°403 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1219:47
June solstice06:1320:2121:01
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:4716:3817:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746566471757468574638
Precip in3.93.84.74.95.14.56.13.33.53.43.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beattyville 4N, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4484937549

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