Raven Cliff
Raven Cliff is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 683 m. Point Lookout Mountain stands 1,380 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gleaves Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 683 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 19.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 18 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 21 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 22 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gleaves Knob: 0.9 mi
- Ewing Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Ewing Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Fry Hill: 2.5 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 2.6 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
- Withers Park: 8.5 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 10.3 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 10.7 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 13.8 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 18.3 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 16.6 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 17.6 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 9.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 21.1 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
- Crooked Creek: 17.6 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 21.5 mi
- Sharon Springs: 19.5 mi
- Big Spring: 24.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 1.0 mi
- This Way: 21.6 mi
- Waterfront: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Raven Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Lookout Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,380 m | 12.8 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 209° | 1,380 m | 12.8 mi |
| Comers Rock | WSW 244° | 1,237 m | 10.5 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | WSW 248° | 1,203 m | 12.2 mi |
| Horse Heaven | WSW 236° | 1,175 m | 5.7 mi |
| Perkins Knob | SW 221° | 1,171 m | 6.5 mi |
| Jones Knob | S 191° | 1,163 m | 4.5 mi |
| Lina Rocks | WSW 244° | 1,163 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wytheville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356574250
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