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Raven Cliffs

Raven Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Raven Cliffs is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 1,443 m. Grassy Ridge Bald stands 1,879 m to the north, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1443 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.99235, -82.05984

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Yellow Mountain: 0.3 mi
  • Big Bald: 0.3 mi
  • White Rocks: 0.5 mi
  • Little Bald: 1.0 mi
  • High Knob: 1.1 mi
Waterfalls
  • Fall Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • English Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Duggers Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Upper Linville Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Mill Falls: 7.9 mi
Parks: 59
  • Green Valley Community Center: 2.6 mi
  • Wade Tipton Memorial Ballpark: 5.2 mi
  • Clock Park: 5.2 mi
  • Central (Pocket) Park: 5.3 mi
  • Riverside Park: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 8.3 mi
  • Linville Caverns: 8.5 mi
  • Daffodil Flats: 13.6 mi
  • Stack Rock: 15.0 mi
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 13
  • Gillespie Gap: 9.6 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 9.9 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 9.9 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 14.3 mi
  • Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 12
  • SPMS Billboard: 5.2 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 5.3 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 5.3 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 5.4 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 7
  • Gully Pipe: 14.2 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 14.2 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 15.9 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Hampton Spring: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Brown Mountain View: 12.7 mi
  • Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 24.4 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 24.5 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 5.4 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 13.7 mi
  • Terrace garden: 13.8 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Raven Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy Ridge BaldN 351°1,879 m7.5 mi
Little Yellow MountainN 354°1,674 m5.1 mi
Hawk MountainNNW 348°1,659 m4.5 mi
Yellow MountainS 175°1,613 m0.3 mi
Big BaldS 175°1,613 m0.3 mi
Little BaldSW 230°1,510 m1.0 mi
Round MountainNNW 340°1,490 m6.9 mi
Spear TopsNE 47°1,481 m1.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:40
June solstice06:1320:1120:49
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3616:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343743526067716963534438
Precip in4.53.55.25.55.15.05.45.55.13.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spruce Pine 4 ENE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357803352

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