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Cedar Cliff

Cedar Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Cliff is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 603 m. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
603 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.22706, -82.29484

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Hemlock Shoals: 0.4 mi
  • Melrose Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Upper Melrose Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Big Fall Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Little Bradley Falls: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Harmon Field: 2.6 mi
  • McCreery Park: 3.1 mi
  • Rogers Park: 3.1 mi
  • Depot Garden Park: 3.4 mi
  • Woodland Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 3.3 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 4.0 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 4.0 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 4.1 mi
  • Chestnut Spring Pool: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 6.7 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 11.2 mi
  • Southern X793: 11.2 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 12.7 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 13.6 mi
Museums: 15
  • Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 3.1 mi
  • Tryon Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Polk County History Museum: 5.6 mi
  • House of Flags: 5.7 mi
  • Landrum Depot: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
Artworks: 14
  • Orange Bear: 8.0 mi
  • Maria: 12.7 mi
  • Globe: 13.4 mi
  • Lake Robinson RV Park: 16.1 mi
  • Chicken Statue: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 13
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • 3: 20.8 mi
  • 2: 20.8 mi
  • 4: 20.8 mi
  • 1: 20.8 mi
  • 5: 20.9 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Cedar Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tryon PeakNE 47°986 m4.0 mi
Hogback MountainS 178°978 m3.8 mi
White Oak MountainNE 50°940 m5.9 mi
Rich MountainSSW 206°922 m5.4 mi
Bryant MountainSSW 208°921 m6.5 mi
Cliffield MountainN 359°918 m7.9 mi
Hoghead MountainSSW 195°893 m4.5 mi
McAlpine MountainW 278°892 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1620:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3516:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787671615144
Precip in5.34.55.55.35.35.55.56.15.64.94.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357770006

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