Little Cliff
Little Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 486 m. Wright Mountain stands 541 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Fitzgerald Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 486 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 8.2 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Fitzgerald Knob: 1.4 mi
- Kennedy Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Koger Mountain: 1.7 mi
- The Howard Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bald Rock: 2.0 mi
- Long Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Round Cliff: 2.1 mi
- Car Hauler Bridge: 3.8 mi
- Bens Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Mill Point: 6.0 mi
- Sergeant Alvin York Mill State Historic Area: 7.5 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park: 7.7 mi
- Mountain View Park: 8.9 mi
- Cordell Hull: 11.0 mi
- Cordell Hull: 11.2 mi
- Old KY-90 Bridge: 8.8 mi
- Wolf River Marina: 10.9 mi
- Sunset Marina: 11.7 mi
- launch site for kayak: 11.8 mi
- good landing beach: 12.5 mi
- Handcock Falls: 10.0 mi
- Town Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
- Angel Falls: 22.1 mi
- Meadow Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
- Little Lily Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
- Buffalo Arch: 13.5 mi
- Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 16.6 mi
- Etta's Arch: 18.6 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 18.9 mi
- Amphitheater Arch: 19.0 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 7.5 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 12.7 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 15.3 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 15.5 mi
- Old Jail: 15.5 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Wayne County Doughboy: 15.3 mi
- Jamestown Memorial Circle: 23.7 mi
- Tommy Jones Memorial: 24.1 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 13.1 mi
- Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center: 17.6 mi
- Mill Spring: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Little Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Mountain | S 173° | 541 m | 10.1 mi |
| Golman Mountain | SSW 196° | 536 m | 4.1 mi |
| Sewell Mountain | NW 312° | 532 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cherry Gap Mountain | ENE 67° | 530 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bald Rock | SSE 158° | 527 m | 2.0 mi |
| Double Top Mountain | SSW 205° | 527 m | 10.0 mi |
| Kennedy Mountain | WSW 250° | 525 m | 1.5 mi |
| Slippery Rock | SE 136° | 525 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:18 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:24 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Monticello).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Byrdstown, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358596150
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