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Dog Cliff

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Elevation
624 m
Tallest summit within 15.8 miles
Mill Mountain1,006 m · 11.5 mi
Nearest byway
Skyline Drive19.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:44local time
Coordinates
39.0894, -78.4710
Dog Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Dog Cliff is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded 624 m. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Roadside Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 19 miles off.

Elevation
624 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Dog Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainSW 228°1,006 m11.5 mi
Sugar KnobSW 224°976 m10.8 mi
Little Sluice MountainSW 219°951 m11.2 mi
Paddy MountainSW 221°910 m7.6 mi
Big SchlossSW 226°894 m14.6 mi
Short MountainW 272°874 m14.6 mi
Bald KnobW 272°874 m14.6 mi
PinnacleNNE 28°864 m4.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:4920:0420:44
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3016:1316:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526069737265534335
Precip in2.72.33.63.64.04.43.23.33.93.22.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Star Tannery, 2 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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