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Lovers Leap

Lovers Leap, seen from above at true elevation

Lovers Leap is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 399 m. Grassy Knob stands 450 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Owl's window, a natural arch 0.1 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
399 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.77929, -83.68501

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches
  • Owl's window: 0.1 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 0.4 mi
  • Henson Cave Arch: 0.6 mi
  • Whittleton Arch: 1.3 mi
  • Inspiration Arch: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • Battleship Rock: 0.1 mi
  • Slade Hill: 1.8 mi
  • See Rocks: 3.4 mi
  • Haystack Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Raven Rock: 4.0 mi
Cliffs
  • Quarry Rock: 1.8 mi
  • Corner Pocket: 2.0 mi
  • Pocket Wall: 2.1 mi
  • Emerald City: 2.2 mi
  • Global Village: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Upper Chimney Top Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Hidden Arch Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Cold Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Swirly Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Silvermine Falls: 3.2 mi
Parks: 19
  • Downtown Park: 8.0 mi
  • Pendergrass Murray Recreational Preserve: 9.0 mi
  • Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center: 9.5 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 10.9 mi
  • Bear Track Park: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Balanced Rock: 0.4 mi
  • Wild Things! of Kentucky: 0.9 mi
  • Gorge Underground: 1.7 mi
  • Southeast Mountain Guides: 4.3 mi
  • Red River Gorge Zipline: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
  • Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 6.6 mi
  • Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve: 16.4 mi
  • Hidden Valley Training Area: 18.1 mi
  • Lily Mountain Nature Preserve: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Clear Creek Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
  • Billy Branch Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Museums: 4
  • Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 8.1 mi
  • Red River Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Three Forks Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Breathitt County Museum: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Cottage Furnace: 12.6 mi
  • Bourbon Iron Works: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Lovers Leap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobW 271°450 m16.0 mi
Rotten PointNW 304°434 m15.9 mi
State RockW 265°433 m8.5 mi
Pilot KnobWNW 304°433 m16.4 mi
McKinney MountainW 264°432 m15.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 272°430 m16.6 mi
Buzzard RoostW 273°429 m15.6 mi
Low KnobW 262°425 m15.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1219:47
June solstice06:1420:2221:01
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:4716:3917:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746566471757468574638
Precip in3.93.84.74.95.14.56.13.33.53.43.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beattyville 4N, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358612539

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