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Coltens Cliff

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Elevation
1,826 m
Tallest summit within 8.3 miles
Roan High Knob1,916 m · 0.4 mi
Nearest byway
Mission Crossing9.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:50local time
Coordinates
36.1051, -82.1287
Coltens Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Coltens Cliff is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded 1,826 m. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the east, 0.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cloudland Mountain, a peak 0.1 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 9.6 miles off.

Elevation
1826 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Coltens Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roan High KnobE 96°1,916 m0.4 mi
Cloudland MountainW 267°1,883 m0.1 mi
Grassy Ridge BaldE 98°1,879 m2.7 mi
Round BaldE 84°1,770 m1.4 mi
Jane BaldE 88°1,770 m2.0 mi
Hump MountainENE 70°1,688 m7.0 mi
Beartown MountainNNW 333°1,674 m1.1 mi
Little Yellow MountainSE 129°1,674 m4.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Cliffs: 24
Artworks: 10
Ghost towns: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1320:1120:50
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3616:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743515966696862544337
Precip in4.33.84.74.74.84.85.35.04.03.33.64.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, 5 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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