Brokedown Cliff
Brokedown Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 489 m. Cherry Gap Mountain stands 530 m to the west-northwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Millsap Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 9.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 489 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 10.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Millsap Hill: 0.7 mi
- Schoolhouse Hill: 1.1 mi
- The Cal Knob: 2.6 mi
- Little Pilot Knob: 2.6 mi
- Cherry Gap Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Gravelly Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Wolf Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Ferrell Cliff: 2.4 mi
- Teacup Cliff: 2.5 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Pickett State Rustic Park Historic District: 8.4 mi
- Twin Arches: 10.1 mi
- Slave Falls: 10.2 mi
- Sergeant Alvin York Mill State Historic Area: 10.6 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park: 10.6 mi
- Grren Ford Swinging Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Hollow Rock: 8.4 mi
- Rock Hole: 10.3 mi
- Old KY-90 Bridge: 10.4 mi
- Twin Arch North: 10.6 mi
- Buffalo Arch: 6.3 mi
- Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 8.1 mi
- Etta's Arch: 10.5 mi
- Amphitheater Arch: 10.9 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 10.9 mi
- Town Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Handcock Falls: 13.7 mi
- Angel Falls: 16.0 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 16.8 mi
- Meadow Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 7.4 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 10.5 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 17.0 mi
- Old Jail: 17.0 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Wayne County Doughboy: 11.4 mi
- Rugby's Hidden History: 22.3 mi
- Koger Spring: 17.6 mi
- Mill Spring: 19.0 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 23.1 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 8.0 mi
- Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center: 21.8 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Brokedown Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Gap Mountain | WNW 297° | 530 m | 2.7 mi |
| Bald Rock | WSW 248° | 527 m | 8.4 mi |
| Guffey Mountain | NW 304° | 525 m | 6.6 mi |
| Slippery Rock | WSW 243° | 525 m | 7.4 mi |
| Kennedy Mountain | W 259° | 525 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bridgeman Mountain | NW 305° | 522 m | 5.8 mi |
| Lynch Pinnacle | SW 228° | 519 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mitchell Knob | W 279° | 513 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:17 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:24 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:47 | 17:28 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358611375
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