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McKinney Cliff

McKinney Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

McKinney Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
293 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.83647, -83.75547

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cow Creek Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Raven Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Mill Knob: 3.3 mi
  • See Rocks: 3.4 mi
  • Chimney Rocks: 3.7 mi
Natural arches
  • Challenger Arch: 2.6 mi
  • Little Butler Arch: 2.7 mi
  • Borderline Border Arch: 2.7 mi
  • Skyview Arch: 2.9 mi
  • Slade Twin Arches: 3.1 mi
Cliffs
  • Asylum Wall: 3.1 mi
  • Blackburn Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Bee Branch Rock: 4.5 mi
  • Tunnel Wall: 4.5 mi
  • Long Wall: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Upper Chimney Top Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Hidden Arch Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Cold Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Swirly Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Silvermine Falls: 7.9 mi
Parks: 20
  • Lions Club Park: 5.7 mi
  • Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center: 8.9 mi
  • Menifee County Park: 11.3 mi
  • Pendergrass Murray Recreational Preserve: 13.0 mi
  • Camp Burnamwood: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Wild Things! of Kentucky: 4.7 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 6.0 mi
  • Gorge Underground: 7.2 mi
  • Southeast Mountain Guides: 9.5 mi
  • Red River Appalachian Zip Line Tours: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
  • Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
  • Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 11.5 mi
  • Hidden Valley Training Area: 13.1 mi
  • Lily Mountain Nature Preserve: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Clear Creek Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Billy Branch Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
  • Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Museums: 3
  • Red River Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 13.3 mi
  • Three Forks Historical Museum: 18.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Cottage Furnace: 10.2 mi
  • Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 13.3 mi
  • Bourbon Iron Works: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

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
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

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).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358612665

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