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McKinney Cliff

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Elevation
293 m
Tallest summit within 13.4 miles
Grassy Knob450 m · 12.7 mi
Nearest byway
Red River Gorge Scenic Byway0.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:01local time
Coordinates
37.8365, -83.7555
McKinney Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

McKinney Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded 293 m. Grassy Knob stands 450 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cow Creek Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

Elevation
293 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of McKinney Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobWSW 253°450 m12.7 mi
Rotten PointWNW 298°434 m10.6 mi
State RockSW 225°433 m6.6 mi
Pilot KnobWNW 298°433 m11.1 mi
McKinney MountainWSW 245°432 m13.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 255°430 m13.2 mi
Buzzard RoostWSW 255°429 m12.2 mi
Low KnobWSW 242°425 m12.9 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1219:47
June solstice06:1420:2221:01
September equinox07:2318:5919:34
December solstice07:4816:3917:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644556371747368564537
Precip in3.63.75.04.65.85.15.84.24.23.63.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanton 2W, 8 mi away.

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