Criswell Cliff
Criswell Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 483 m. Cherry Gap Mountain stands 530 m to the west-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Cliff, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 7.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 483 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 14.6 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Coffey Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Little Pilot Knob: 3.6 mi
- Millsap Hill: 3.8 mi
- Big Pilot Knob: 4.1 mi
- Foster Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Little Cliff: 1.1 mi
- Ferrell Cliff: 2.1 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Wolf Cliff: 3.1 mi
- Brokedown Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Monticello Wayne County Park: 7.3 mi
- Pickett State Rustic Park Historic District: 11.8 mi
- Twin Arches: 12.9 mi
- Slave Falls: 13.3 mi
- Fall Creek Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
- Grren Ford Swinging Bridge: 5.3 mi
- Hollow Rock: 7.3 mi
- Old KY-90 Bridge: 10.0 mi
- The Ritner Swinging Bridge: 11.3 mi
- Rock Hole: 12.9 mi
- Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 7.5 mi
- Buffalo Arch: 8.5 mi
- Etta's Arch: 10.6 mi
- Amphitheater Arch: 10.9 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 11.2 mi
- Town Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Handcock Falls: 13.7 mi
- Meadow Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 15.3 mi
- Yahoo Falls: 16.5 mi
- Wayne County Doughboy: 7.8 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Burnside: 21.8 mi
- First Boy Scout Troop: 21.9 mi
- Jamestown Memorial Circle: 22.9 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 7.8 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 10.7 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 14.9 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 21.3 mi
- Old Jail: 21.3 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 11.2 mi
- Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center: 21.3 mi
- Mill Spring: 14.8 mi
- Koger Spring: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Criswell Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Gap Mountain | WSW 239° | 530 m | 5.2 mi |
| Guffey Mountain | W 269° | 525 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bridgeman Mountain | W 266° | 522 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mitchell Knob | WSW 254° | 513 m | 9.8 mi |
| Buck Knob | W 266° | 512 m | 9.4 mi |
| Millsap Hill | SSW 203° | 507 m | 3.8 mi |
| Big Pilot Knob | SSE 161° | 483 m | 4.1 mi |
| Hog Mountain | WSW 248° | 482 m | 7.8 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 | 17:27 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello 3 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358611753
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