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Raven Cliff

Raven Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Raven Cliff is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 1,219 m. Crabtree Bald stands 1,621 m to the east-southeast, 1.0 miles off. Appalachian Medley passes 0.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1219 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.65732, -82.92792

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Crabtree Bald: 1.0 mi
  • Oakes Knob: 1.4 mi
  • Ferguson Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Hebo Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Rich Top: 2.5 mi
Parks
Waterfalls
  • Little Fall Branch Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
  • West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 12.5 mi
  • Mouse Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 8.6 mi
  • Ghost Town Village: 13.4 mi
  • Masonic Monument: 16.1 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 16.8 mi
  • US Constitution: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Rhododenron Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Holly Garden: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 15
Attractions: 14
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 10.2 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 12.0 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 15.3 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 16.6 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 17.2 mi
Museums: 13
  • Shook Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 20.3 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Cosby Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Rest areas: 4
Covered bridges: 2
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 9.2 mi
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Raven Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crabtree BaldESE 121°1,621 m1.0 mi
Sandymush BaldENE 59°1,566 m3.0 mi
Little Sandymush BaldNE 56°1,480 m3.9 mi
Mary KnobNNE 13°1,440 m5.0 mi
Bald KnobN 8°1,408 m5.6 mi
Naked Place MountainNNW 348°1,406 m5.1 mi
Rough KnobN 2°1,381 m6.2 mi
Hazel TopWSW 256°1,381 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1720:1420:51
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3816:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845536066696863534438

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357803351

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