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Little Lost Cove Cliffs

Little Lost Cove Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Little Lost Cove Cliffs is a cliff in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 991 m. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the north, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is North Harper Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.3 miles off.

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Coordinates36.01205, -81.83381

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • North Harper Creek Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Upper Little Lost Cove Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Chestnut Cove Branch Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Little Lost Cove Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Huntfish Falls: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 37
  • The Gardener: 12.1 mi
  • Jessie: 12.1 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 14.7 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 14.7 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 32
  • Stack Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 5.7 mi
  • House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 7.8 mi
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 8.3 mi
  • Linville Caverns: 8.7 mi
Museums: 20
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 14
  • Mortimer memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 11.7 mi
  • Gillespie Gap: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 14.8 mi
  • Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 16.3 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 4
  • Shanty Springs: 6.9 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 12.7 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Little Lost Cove Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calloway PeakN 11°1,804 m7.0 mi
Sugar MountainNNW 343°1,585 m8.1 mi
Flattop MountainNNW 348°1,502 m7.3 mi
Pilot KnobNNE 24°1,466 m6.7 mi
Grandmother MountainN 352°1,408 m3.6 mi
Spanish Oak MountainWNW 303°1,381 m7.1 mi
Moore MountainNW 326°1,344 m5.6 mi
Beacon HeightsN 3°1,327 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1220:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138475561656459494034
Precip in5.03.95.45.96.06.46.25.86.55.04.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/694554414

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