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Onion Cliff

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Elevation
1,102 m
Tallest summit within 5.8 miles
Wolf Knob1,457 m · 5.2 mi
Nearest byway
Waterfall Byway6.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:51local time
Coordinates
35.2115, -83.1246
Onion Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Onion Cliff is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded 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.

Elevation
1102 m

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

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Cliffs: 19
Artworks: 9
Springs: 3
Beaches: 2
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).

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