Cliff · Virginia
Morrison Cliff
Morrison Cliff is a cliff in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 470 m. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the north, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hall Knob, a peak 4.2 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 467 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.81958, -81.92140
- 8.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hall Knob: 4.2 mi
- Poor Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Middle Knob: 4.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.9 mi
- Potato Hill Knob: 5.2 mi
Parks: 46
- Historic Whites Mill: 5.1 mi
- Munchkin Park: 7.3 mi
- Children's Park: 7.8 mi
- Landon Boyd Park: 7.9 mi
- Virginia Highlands Festival: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Veteran's of all Service Branches: 8.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Dedicated To All The Veterans of Russell County: 10.0 mi
- In Remembrance to the Veterans of Russel County S. Hughes Melton Medical Doctor: 10.1 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- The Channels Natural Area Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 4.6 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 7.0 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 7.3 mi
- Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
Museums: 6
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 8.2 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 8.4 mi
- William King Museum: 8.4 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 9.7 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 4
- Heartwood: 9.6 mi
- Wooly: 9.7 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 10.4 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Pinnacle: 12.0 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 15.5 mi
- Backbone Rock: 16.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 16.0 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 16.6 mi
- Abrams Falls: 21.0 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Cold Spring: 17.2 mi
- Brig Spring: 18.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 19.4 mi
- Boiling Spring: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 3
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 14.6 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 15.1 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Virginia Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- John Douglas Wayside: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Morrison Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beartown Mountain | N 11° | 1,429 m | 7.6 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NE 46° | 1,379 m | 11.9 mi |
| Redrock Mountain | NE 42° | 1,345 m | 9.5 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NE 39° | 1,323 m | 12.4 mi |
| Peak 4300 | NNE 20° | 1,311 m | 9.2 mi |
| Brumley Mountain | W 280° | 1,287 m | 6.8 mi |
| Middle Knob | NW 319° | 1,264 m | 4.8 mi |
| Short Mountain | NE 39° | 1,245 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:35 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1090280866
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