Cliff · Kentucky
Round Cliff
Round Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 539 m. Wright Mountain stands 541 m to the south, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Cliff, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 539 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.63340, -84.96689
- 5.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 9.1 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs
- Long Cliff: 0.6 mi
- Car Hauler Bridge: 1.7 mi
- Little Cliff: 2.1 mi
- Bens Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Teacup Cliff: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Slippery Rock: 1.2 mi
- Bald Rock: 1.6 mi
- The Howard Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fitzgerald Knob: 1.7 mi
- Fentress Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks: 29
- Sergeant Alvin York Mill State Historic Area: 6.3 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park: 6.5 mi
- Mountain View Park: 11.0 mi
- Pickett State Rustic Park Historic District: 11.0 mi
- Cordell Hull: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 19
- Old KY-90 Bridge: 9.6 mi
- Sunset Marina: 12.8 mi
- Wolf River Marina: 12.8 mi
- launch site for kayak: 12.9 mi
- good landing beach: 13.3 mi
Natural arches: 9
- Buffalo Arch: 11.5 mi
- Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 14.7 mi
- Etta's Arch: 16.5 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 16.8 mi
- Amphitheater Arch: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Handcock Falls: 11.4 mi
- Town Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
- Angel Falls: 20.0 mi
- Meadow Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 23.4 mi
Museums: 5
- Alvin C York Home: 6.3 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 10.6 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 14.3 mi
- Old Jail: 14.3 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Wayne County Doughboy: 15.0 mi
- Rugby's Hidden History: 23.7 mi
- Jamestown Memorial Circle: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Mill Spring: 23.2 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 24.4 mi
- Koger Spring: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 11.0 mi
- Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Round Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Mountain | S 185° | 541 m | 9.3 mi |
| Golman Mountain | SW 225° | 536 m | 4.4 mi |
| Sewell Mountain | NW 308° | 532 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cherry Gap Mountain | NE 51° | 530 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bald Rock | SW 230° | 527 m | 1.6 mi |
| Double Top Mountain | SW 217° | 527 m | 10.3 mi |
| Slippery Rock | S 180° | 525 m | 1.2 mi |
| Kennedy Mountain | W 275° | 525 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:18 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:24 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Monticello).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Byrdstown, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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