Big Cliff
Big Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 413 m. Cherry Gap Mountain stands 530 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The Chimney, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 413 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 16.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- The Chimney: 0.5 mi
- The Pilot: 1.2 mi
- Rice Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Dolen Mountain: 2.2 mi
- The Little Pilot: 2.5 mi
- Middle Cliff: 0.6 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 4.9 mi
- John Muir Overlook: 5.8 mi
- Wolf Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Ferrell Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Twin Arches: 9.3 mi
- Pickett State Rustic Park Historic District: 9.7 mi
- Yamacraw Day Use Area: 9.9 mi
- Slave Falls: 10.2 mi
- Bear Creek Scenic Area: 10.6 mi
- Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 1.2 mi
- Etta's Arch: 4.3 mi
- Amphitheater Arch: 4.6 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 5.0 mi
- Buffalo Arch: 5.5 mi
- Hollow Rock: 0.7 mi
- Grren Ford Swinging Bridge: 1.3 mi
- Twin Arch North: 9.1 mi
- Twin Arches: 9.1 mi
- Twin Arch South: 9.1 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 9.1 mi
- Lick Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Angel Falls: 12.6 mi
- Yahoo Falls: 12.6 mi
- Town Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 8.7 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 13.4 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 16.6 mi
- Museum of Scott County: 20.7 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 20.9 mi
- Wayne County Doughboy: 13.4 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Rugby's Hidden History: 21.2 mi
- First Boy Scout Troop: 22.8 mi
- Burnside: 22.8 mi
- Koger Spring: 10.1 mi
- Mill Spring: 18.5 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 22.0 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 9.0 mi
- Stop: 18.0 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Big Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Gap Mountain | W 274° | 530 m | 10.1 mi |
| Millsap Hill | W 269° | 507 m | 7.2 mi |
| Indian Head Mountain | SE 140° | 484 m | 11.5 mi |
| Big Pilot Knob | W 264° | 483 m | 4.3 mi |
| Parker Mountain | SW 216° | 474 m | 5.1 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SSW 196° | 474 m | 7.5 mi |
| Criswell Mountain | WNW 301° | 472 m | 11.8 mi |
| Puncheoncamp Knob | SE 130° | 470 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:23 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Monticello).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickett SP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358611267
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