Chain Rock
Chain Rock is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 606 m. White Rocks stands 1,019 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dorton Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 606 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 10.8 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 10.7 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 13.1 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 10 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dorton Hill: 2.3 mi
- Flag Top: 2.7 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.2 mi
- Dry Hill: 4.8 mi
- Rocky Face: 5.0 mi
- Pine Mountain State Resort Park: 2.6 mi
- Fords Woods Park: 9.7 mi
- Southside Park: 10.5 mi
- Harrogate Little League: 12.4 mi
- Thompson Park: 12.9 mi
- Sheeplick Point: 19.4 mi
- Big Cliff: 21.9 mi
- Primroy Arch: 22.0 mi
- Slanting Misery: 22.0 mi
- Howard Cliff: 22.6 mi
- Martin's Station: 12.5 mi
- Joseph Martin monument: 12.6 mi
- Once site of the Collier Hill Inn: 22.7 mi
- Butchers Spring: 13.7 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 14.3 mi
- Tri-State Point: 10.6 mi
- Knox Historical Museum: 13.0 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 21.8 mi
- Martins Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area: 24.1 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Chain Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rocks | ESE 113° | 1,019 m | 15.4 mi |
| Fox Knob | E 80° | 997 m | 18.1 mi |
| Bryson Mountain | SSW 211° | 976 m | 14.8 mi |
| Brush Mountain | SE 132° | 954 m | 9.7 mi |
| Reynolds Mountain | E 81° | 952 m | 12.9 mi |
| Potato Knob | E 86° | 941 m | 18.6 mi |
| Butterfly Knob | E 100° | 890 m | 14.9 mi |
| Nicholson Mountain | SSW 200° | 873 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:19 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barbourville, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358584632
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