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Little Bottom Cliff

Little Bottom Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Little Bottom Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 205 m. Green River Knob stands 531 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Cliff, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 3.6 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
205 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.22423, -85.27552

83 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 45
  • Green River Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Dug Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Mount Matney: 13.9 mi
  • Buzzard Rock: 16.6 mi
  • Turkey Knob: 16.7 mi
Parks: 19
  • Green River Lake State Park: 4.7 mi
  • Taylor County Park: 5.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
  • Miller Park: 10.0 mi
  • Miller Park Gazebo: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Upper Lily Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Lower Lily Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Brush Creek Church Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Little Lily Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Lily Bend Falls: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
Artworks: 1
  • American Flag Mural: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
  • Marion County Heritage Center: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Kentucky Cooperage Visitors Center: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Bottom Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green River KnobESE 102°531 m24.2 mi
Elliott KnobE 80°419 m23.1 mi
Henson KnobE 95°418 m24.4 mi
Rattlesnake KnobNE 49°404 m21.3 mi
Button KnobNE 46°396 m18.9 mi
Putnam KnobNNE 19°379 m24.1 mi
Seths KnobNE 43°378 m18.8 mi
Earls KnobNE 37°377 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1919:53
June solstice06:2220:2721:05
September equinox07:3019:0519:40
December solstice07:5216:4717:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566674787670584639
Precip in3.94.24.84.85.14.74.93.24.03.73.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensburg, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358596115

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