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Golden Eagle Cliff

Golden Eagle Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Golden Eagle Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 333 m. Big Pilot Knob stands 483 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Cliff, a cliff 1.9 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
333 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.76841, -84.57022

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Nats Knob: 2.3 mi
  • Pilot Rock: 3.5 mi
  • The Dumpling Rocks: 3.7 mi
  • Pinnacle Rock: 3.9 mi
  • The Gran Abbott Hill: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 50
Parks: 50
  • Big Creek: 2.8 mi
  • Yamacraw Day Use Area: 3.3 mi
  • Great Gulf Overlook: 5.2 mi
  • McCreary County Park: 5.3 mi
  • Panoramic Trail: 5.4 mi
Natural arches: 27
  • Yahoo Arch: 3.3 mi
  • Koger Arch: 5.0 mi
  • Coal Branch Natural Arch: 5.8 mi
  • Chimney Arch: 6.0 mi
  • Natural Arch: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Attractions: 13
  • Freedom Church Swinging Bridge: 2.6 mi
  • The Ritner Swinging Bridge: 3.5 mi
  • Beast Mode: 6.0 mi
  • Hollow Rock: 9.9 mi
  • Grren Ford Swinging Bridge: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
Springs: 2
  • Koger Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Mill Spring: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Golden Eagle Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pilot KnobWSW 239°483 m14.0 mi
Granny Holt KnobSE 125°474 m14.3 mi
Puncheoncamp KnobS 177°470 m14.0 mi
Lexton MountainSSW 214°468 m10.8 mi
Little Pilot KnobWSW 242°467 m14.5 mi
Dolen MountainSW 218°453 m11.2 mi
Brown PointSSE 164°449 m12.1 mi
Watts MountainSSW 209°443 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:50
June solstice06:2020:2321:01
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4816:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353746556471747367554538
Precip in4.84.55.24.75.55.36.13.73.63.33.85.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stearns 2S, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358612021

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