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Little Cliff

Little Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Little Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 451 m. Cherry Gap Mountain stands 530 m to the southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Criswell Cliff, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 6.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
451 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.73479, -84.80300

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Coffey Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Foster Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Little Pilot Knob: 4.5 mi
  • Bertrum Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Rice Mountain: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 54
Parks: 42
Attractions: 16
  • Grren Ford Swinging Bridge: 5.5 mi
  • Hollow Rock: 7.5 mi
  • Old KY-90 Bridge: 10.1 mi
  • The Ritner Swinging Bridge: 10.5 mi
  • Freedom Church Swinging Bridge: 12.3 mi
Natural arches: 13
  • Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 7.9 mi
  • Buffalo Arch: 9.3 mi
  • Etta's Arch: 11.0 mi
  • Amphitheater Arch: 11.3 mi
  • Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Town Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Handcock Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Meadow Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Big Spring Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Yahoo Falls: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 2
  • Mill Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Koger Spring: 14.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Little Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry Gap MountainSW 234°530 m6.1 mi
Guffey MountainW 262°525 m8.1 mi
Bridgeman MountainWSW 259°522 m7.4 mi
Buck KnobW 261°512 m10.0 mi
Millsap HillSSW 204°507 m4.9 mi
Big Pilot KnobS 170°483 m4.9 mi
Hog MountainWSW 243°482 m8.6 mi
Parker MountainSSE 166°474 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1719:51
June solstice06:2120:2421:02
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4916:4717:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Monticello).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946566573767569584739
Precip in4.44.35.24.84.94.74.83.93.82.93.65.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello 3 NE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358612497

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