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Huckleberry Cliff

Huckleberry Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Huckleberry Cliff is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 864 m. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Naked Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
864 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.49239, -78.45671

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
  • Stonewall Memorial Park: 10.5 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead Park: 11.0 mi
  • Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 11.1 mi
  • Ruffner Plaza: 11.9 mi
  • Carillon Park: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 30
Waterfalls: 25
Museums: 22
  • Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 9.1 mi
  • Miller-Kite House Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Dukes of Hazard Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Old School House Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Love: 11.9 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 19.1 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 19.1 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 20.3 mi
  • World War Memorial: 22.7 mi
Springs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 2.8 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 3.9 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Huckleberry Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillNE 37°1,232 m5.5 mi
Stony ManNNE 32°1,220 m8.6 mi
Fork MountainESE 113°1,172 m2.4 mi
HazeltopSSE 165°1,149 m1.0 mi
BushytopNNE 29°1,142 m7.8 mi
Spitler HillNE 47°1,138 m4.9 mi
NakedtopNNE 31°1,138 m5.3 mi
Betty's RockNE 38°1,131 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5120:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:2816:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035475562676561504032

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 2 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356562463

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