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Fletcher Cliff

Fletcher Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Fletcher Cliff is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 394 m. MCD 173 stands 1,096 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 6.1 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
394 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.60259, -83.28712

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 34
  • Sneedville City Park: 6.1 mi
  • appartment playground: 6.2 mi
  • Hancock Mid/High: 6.5 mi
  • Thomas Walker Civic Park: 8.9 mi
  • Cumberland Bowl Park: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 21
Historic sites: 12
Nature reserves: 7
  • Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Martins Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
  • Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.9 mi
  • Stone Mountain Natural Area: 12.8 mi
  • Poor Valley Creek: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 3
Springs: 3
Artworks: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Fletcher Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MCD 173NNE 33°1,096 m21.8 mi
Little Black MountainNE 35°1,063 m20.2 mi
White RocksWNW 297°1,019 m9.7 mi
Fox KnobNNW 340°997 m14.5 mi
Grays KnobN 359°973 m12.8 mi
Buzzard RoostENE 64°972 m20.9 mi
Kitts KnobNNE 21°959 m16.2 mi
Brush MountainWNW 284°954 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1119:45
June solstice06:1620:1720:56
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:4216:4117:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556472757468574639
Precip in4.14.35.04.94.74.74.84.53.53.23.65.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baxter, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356561692

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