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Big Lost Cove Cliffs

Big Lost Cove Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Big Lost Cove Cliffs is a cliff in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,001 m. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Little Lost Cove Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.6 miles off.

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Coordinates36.02335, -81.84379

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Upper Little Lost Cove Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Little Lost Cove Falls: 0.8 mi
  • North Harper Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Chestnut Cove Branch Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Huntfish Falls: 2.3 mi
Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 37
  • The Gardener: 12.0 mi
  • Jessie: 12.0 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 14.6 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 14.6 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 32
  • Stack Rock: 4.8 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 5.1 mi
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 7.5 mi
  • House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 8.7 mi
  • Linville Caverns: 8.9 mi
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 13
  • Mortimer memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 11.6 mi
  • Earth Day 2011: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 14.7 mi
  • Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 15.9 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 10
Springs: 4
  • Shanty Springs: 6.2 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 13.3 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Big Lost Cove Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calloway PeakNNE 17°1,804 m6.4 mi
Sugar MountainNNW 346°1,585 m7.2 mi
Flattop MountainN 351°1,502 m6.4 mi
Peak MountainN 4°1,473 m7.4 mi
Pilot KnobNNE 31°1,466 m6.3 mi
Big Haw MountainWNW 300°1,425 m7.4 mi
Grandmother MountainN 1°1,408 m2.7 mi
Spanish Oak MountainWNW 300°1,381 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1220:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138475561656459494034
Precip in5.03.95.45.96.06.46.25.86.55.04.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/694552822

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