Hens Nest Cliff
Hens Nest Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 377 m. Lexton Mountain stands 468 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Rock, a peak 0.3 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 377 m
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 28.2 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Rock: 0.3 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 0.7 mi
- The Dumpling Rocks: 1.5 mi
- Nats Knob: 3.9 mi
- Hanging Rock: 4.0 mi
- Great Gulf Overlook: 2.4 mi
- Panoramic Trail: 2.7 mi
- Big Creek: 3.2 mi
- Natural Arch Scenic Area: 3.6 mi
- Yamacraw Day Use Area: 6.8 mi
- Pound Cliff: 0.6 mi
- Wildcat Cliff: 1.4 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Silvermine Cliff: 2.1 mi
- Balls Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Chimney Arch: 3.4 mi
- Natural Arch: 3.7 mi
- Yahoo Arch: 5.1 mi
- Koger Arch: 8.7 mi
- Coal Branch Natural Arch: 9.5 mi
- Yahoo Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lick Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 11.5 mi
- Cumberland Falls: 12.6 mi
- Eagle Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
- Freedom Church Swinging Bridge: 2.0 mi
- The Ritner Swinging Bridge: 3.7 mi
- Beast Mode: 4.8 mi
- Hollow Rock: 12.7 mi
- Grren Ford Swinging Bridge: 13.0 mi
- First Boy Scout Troop: 11.7 mi
- Burnside: 11.9 mi
- Six Gun City: 12.4 mi
- Wayne County Doughboy: 15.3 mi
- Confederate Mass Grave Monument: 18.6 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 15.3 mi
- Mill Springs Battlefield Visitor Center and Museum: 19.3 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 21.5 mi
- Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 23.4 mi
- Koger Spring: 6.6 mi
- Mill Spring: 13.8 mi
- Lake Cumberland Slaves Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Senator John Sherman Cooper: 18.8 mi
- Buck Creek Wildlife Management Area: 21.7 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 21.8 mi
- Stop: 22.7 mi
- Bald Rock Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Hens Nest Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexton Mountain | SSW 205° | 468 m | 13.9 mi |
| Dolen Mountain | SSW 209° | 453 m | 14.2 mi |
| Watts Mountain | SSW 201° | 443 m | 12.9 mi |
| Rice Mountain | SW 225° | 438 m | 12.5 mi |
| Pilot Rock | W 260° | 435 m | 6.9 mi |
| Dobbs Hill | SSW 206° | 433 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pine Knobs | W 267° | 426 m | 9.2 mi |
| Clebitt Hill | WNW 296° | 424 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:23 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stearns 2S, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358612168
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