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Pine Cliff

Pine Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 394 m. Cherry Gap Mountain stands 530 m to the south, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Furnace Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 1.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
394 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.79507, -84.88606

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Furnace Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Pilot Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Sulphur Spring Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Pump Station Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Bertrum Mountain: 2.1 mi
Cliffs: 47
Parks: 37
  • Monticello Wayne County Park: 3.1 mi
  • Fall Creek Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
  • Mill Springs Mill Park: 11.3 mi
  • Mill Springs Battlefield: 11.7 mi
  • Cumberland Point Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Old KY-90 Bridge: 5.4 mi
  • Grren Ford Swinging Bridge: 11.7 mi
  • Hollow Rock: 13.7 mi
  • The Ritner Swinging Bridge: 14.4 mi
  • Freedom Church Swinging Bridge: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Town Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Handcock Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Meadow Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Lily Bend Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Little Lily Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
Natural arches: 11
  • Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 14.1 mi
  • Buffalo Arch: 14.8 mi
  • Etta's Arch: 17.2 mi
  • Amphitheater Arch: 17.5 mi
  • Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 17.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Mill Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Koger Spring: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Pine Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry Gap MountainS 182°530 m7.8 mi
Guffey MountainSSW 213°525 m6.3 mi
Bridgeman MountainSSW 206°522 m6.3 mi
Mitchell KnobSW 214°513 m9.4 mi
Buck KnobSW 222°512 m7.8 mi
Millsap HillSSE 163°507 m9.1 mi
Short MountainW 262°497 m10.3 mi
Big Pilot KnobSSE 149°483 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1719:52
June solstice06:2220:2421:03
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4916:4717:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Monticello).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946566573767569584739
Precip in4.44.35.24.84.94.74.83.93.82.93.65.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello 3 NE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358602961

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