- Elevation, modelled
- 316 m
- Tallest summit within 16.0 miles
- Rotten Point434 m · 15.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Red River Gorge Scenic Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:01local time
- Coordinates
- 37.8156, -83.6693
Emergency Brake Pillar Arch is a natural arch in Kentucky, at a modelled 316 m. Rotten Point stands 434 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Military Wall Arch, a natural arch less than a tenth of a mile away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Emergency Brake Pillar Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Point | WNW 295° | 434 m | 15.4 mi |
| State Rock | WSW 251° | 433 m | 9.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WNW 295° | 433 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sparks Mountain | WSW 243° | 422 m | 15.7 mi |
| Raven Rock | WNW 297° | 421 m | 7.9 mi |
| South Knob | N 352° | 419 m | 15.4 mi |
| Morris Mountain | WNW 298° | 414 m | 13.1 mi |
| Gate Post Hill | NNE 20° | 410 m | 14.2 mi |
- On the Red River Gorge Scenic BywayNational
- 16.6 mi off the Zilpo Road
Overlooks nearby
- Gray's Arch · 1 mi
- Arch of Triumph · 1 mi
- Haystack Rock · 1 mi
- Star Gap Arch · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Military Wall Arch: 0.0 mi
- Big Hole Arch: 0.1 mi
- Gray's Arch: 0.6 mi
- Pioneer Arch: 0.6 mi
- Midstep Arch: 0.7 mi
- Military Wall: 0.1 mi
- Left Flank: 0.3 mi
- Tunnel Wall: 0.4 mi
- Raven Rock: 1.4 mi
- Tarr Ridge: 1.8 mi
- Raven Rock: 1.4 mi
- Haystack Rock: 1.5 mi
- Dunkan Branch Hill: 1.8 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 1.9 mi
- Slade Hill: 2.0 mi
- Upper Chimney Top Falls: 2.5 mi
- Hidden Arch Falls: 2.5 mi
- Cold Falls: 2.8 mi
- Swirly Falls: 3.1 mi
- Silvermine Falls: 3.2 mi
- Downtown Park: 8.6 mi
- Menifee County Park: 9.8 mi
- Lions Club Park: 10.6 mi
- Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center: 11.4 mi
- Pendergrass Murray Recreational Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Wild Things! of Kentucky: 2.3 mi
- Balanced Rock: 2.9 mi
- Gorge Underground: 3.8 mi
- Southeast Mountain Guides: 6.6 mi
- Red River Appalachian Zip Line Tours: 7.2 mi
- Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 8.6 mi
- Red River Museum: 14.1 mi
- Three Forks Historical Museum: 16.7 mi
- Morgan Co Historical Society: 23.5 mi
- Breathitt County Museum: 23.9 mi
- Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Hidden Valley Training Area: 18.0 mi
- Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Billy Branch Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Cottage Furnace: 14.0 mi
- Bourbon Iron Works: 21.1 mi
- Junior Williamson Rest Area: 2.4 mi
- West Liberty Dough Boy: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:22 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:39 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanton 2W, 13 mi away.
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