Cedar Cliff
Cedar Cliff is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 1,076 m. Fishhawk Mountain stands 1,445 m to the east-northeast, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pinnacle, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mountain Waters Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1076 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 6 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 19 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 19 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Pinnacle: 0.7 mi
- George Gray Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Wolf Rock: 1.6 mi
- Tater Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fishhawk Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Prentiss Bridge Stream Access: 2.6 mi
- Franklin RV Park: 3.5 mi
- Macon County Veterns Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Franklin Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
- Franklin Town Square: 6.5 mi
- Upper Crow Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Crow Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Quarry Falls: 4.4 mi
- Scandin Falls: 4.5 mi
- Cullasaja Falls: 4.6 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 4.5 mi
- The Catstairs: 5.9 mi
- Western Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 9.5 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 15.1 mi
- Chattooga Town: 16.0 mi
- Catamount Statue: 17.5 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 20.5 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 6.5 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 9.3 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 12.8 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 16.1 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 9.6 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 10.2 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 18.4 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 19.1 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 19.6 mi
- Ear: 17.2 mi
- Wi: 17.7 mi
- American Eclipse: 17.8 mi
- Chalice: 17.8 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 20.6 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 9.3 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
- Franklin Garden: 6.5 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 12.0 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- Big Spring: 7.9 mi
- Wine Spring: 14.6 mi
- Moody Spring: 17.7 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 3.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Cedar Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishhawk Mountain | ENE 79° | 1,445 m | 1.9 mi |
| Little Fishhawk Mountain | E 90° | 1,415 m | 2.2 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SE 124° | 1,381 m | 5.5 mi |
| Jones Knob | ESE 105° | 1,374 m | 2.9 mi |
| Curtiss Knob | SE 132° | 1,369 m | 5.1 mi |
| Whiterock Mountain | ESE 102° | 1,362 m | 2.3 mi |
| Wolf Rock | ENE 62° | 1,335 m | 1.6 mi |
| Peggy Knob | ESE 123° | 1,296 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coweeta EXP STN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357801147
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