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Trap Door Arch

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Elevation, modelled
282 m
Tallest summit within 18.5 miles
State Rock433 m · 15.0 mi
Nearest byway
Red River Gorge Scenic Bywayon it
Sunset, June solstice
21:00local time
Coordinates
37.8222, -83.5733
Trap Door Arch, seen from above at true elevation

Trap Door Arch is a natural arch in Kentucky, at a modelled 282 m. State Rock stands 433 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Moonshiner’s Wall, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway runs past it.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Trap Door Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
State RockWSW 256°433 m15.0 mi
Tater KnobN 6°423 m16.2 mi
Raven RockWNW 284°421 m12.7 mi
South KnobNNW 334°419 m16.5 mi
Morris MountainWNW 289°414 m17.7 mi
Gate Post HillN 358°410 m12.9 mi
Pilot KnobESE 101°403 m13.6 mi
Kaincaid MountainW 268°403 m16.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 29
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1219:46
June solstice06:1320:2121:00
September equinox07:2318:5819:33
December solstice07:4716:3817:19

Local time (America/New_York).

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