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Onion Cliff

Onion Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Onion Cliff is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 1,102 m. Wolf Knob stands 1,457 m to the west, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Onion Cliff Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 6.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1102 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.21149, -83.12459

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Onion Cliff Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Betsy Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Onion Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Breakbone Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Grassy Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 2.1 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 2.3 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 3.1 mi
  • East Laporte River Park: 6.1 mi
  • Cullowhee Rec Center: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 15
Attractions: 14
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 4.3 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 10.0 mi
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 13.5 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Ear: 7.1 mi
  • Chalice: 7.5 mi
  • American Eclipse: 7.6 mi
  • Wi: 7.6 mi
  • Moai Statue: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 4
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 24.7 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Moody Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 20.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Onion Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf KnobW 268°1,457 m5.2 mi
Buck KnobW 263°1,418 m4.5 mi
Rough MountainSW 236°1,417 m5.1 mi
Bear MountainSE 143°1,406 m4.0 mi
Big MountainSW 235°1,405 m4.7 mi
Glassyrock MountainSSE 156°1,404 m3.3 mi
Laurel KnobSE 135°1,380 m5.6 mi
Eagle KnobW 279°1,371 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747368574640
Precip in4.94.64.64.74.35.15.04.34.33.24.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357803021

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