Paint Cliff
Paint Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 275 m. Ryans Creek Mountain stands 660 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Koger Arch, a natural arch 1.1 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 275 m
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 20.5 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Devils Knob: 1.9 mi
- Hickory Knob: 2.6 mi
- Bear Knob: 2.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.8 mi
- Grassy Knob: 3.9 mi
- Blue Heron: 3.0 mi
- Cracks in the Rocks: 3.0 mi
- Devils Jump: 3.2 mi
- Golden Eagle Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Yamacraw Day Use Area: 2.1 mi
- Centennial Park: 5.8 mi
- Bear Creek Scenic Area: 6.2 mi
- McCreary County Park: 6.2 mi
- Big Creek: 6.3 mi
- Koger Arch: 1.1 mi
- Coal Branch Natural Arch: 1.9 mi
- Yahoo Arch: 5.3 mi
- Split Bow Arch: 6.2 mi
- Amphitheater Arch: 7.9 mi
- Lick Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 3.9 mi
- Yahoo Falls: 5.3 mi
- Angel Falls: 15.3 mi
- Cumberland Falls: 15.5 mi
- Freedom Church Swinging Bridge: 6.4 mi
- The Ritner Swinging Bridge: 6.4 mi
- Hollow Rock: 7.4 mi
- Grren Ford Swinging Bridge: 8.8 mi
- Beast Mode: 9.3 mi
- Six Gun City: 15.4 mi
- Wayne County Doughboy: 17.4 mi
- First Boy Scout Troop: 19.5 mi
- Burnside: 19.6 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 23.9 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 15.7 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 17.4 mi
- Museum of Scott County: 20.9 mi
- Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 22.9 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 24.3 mi
- Koger Spring: 2.3 mi
- Mill Spring: 19.3 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 15.8 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 24.7 mi
- Stop: 23.8 mi
- Lake Cumberland Slaves Memorial: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Paint Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryans Creek Mountain | ESE 104° | 660 m | 15.3 mi |
| Honeycutt Mountain | SSE 152° | 658 m | 15.2 mi |
| Corner Tree Knob | ESE 122° | 639 m | 14.6 mi |
| Stephens Knob | ESE 116° | 627 m | 14.6 mi |
| Millsap Hill | W 260° | 507 m | 14.9 mi |
| Smith Knob | S 175° | 502 m | 14.3 mi |
| Indian Head Mountain | S 181° | 484 m | 11.3 mi |
| Big Pilot Knob | WSW 256° | 483 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:23 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stearns 2S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358612942
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