Sheep Cliff
Sheep Cliff is a cliff in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 846 m. Rabun Bald stands 1,431 m to the east, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ben Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Mountain Waters Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 846 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 10 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 20 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 20 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ben Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Alex Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Oakey Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 2.1 mi
- Upper Middle Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Dome Falls: 3.5 mi
- Serenity Falls: 5.6 mi
- Lower Serenity Falls: 5.6 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Hambidge Center Historic District: 5.0 mi
- Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Black Rock Mountain State Park: 5.2 mi
- Warwoman Dell: 5.7 mi
- The Catstairs: 6.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 11.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 11.6 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 1.5 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 10.6 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 12.8 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 16.2 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 16.8 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 4.3 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 11.3 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 15.1 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 15.1 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 15.6 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 6.5 mi
- Chattooga Town: 11.0 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 15.7 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 17.8 mi
- Oconee Station: 18.1 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 10.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Big Spring: 9.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 15.1 mi
- Wine Spring: 19.4 mi
- Franklin Garden: 15.1 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 20.6 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 23.5 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 10.4 mi
- Burton: 14.4 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Sheep Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabun Bald | E 89° | 1,431 m | 3.2 mi |
| Flint Knob | E 85° | 1,283 m | 2.3 mi |
| Osage Mountain | NE 55° | 1,272 m | 4.9 mi |
| Flat Top | ESE 112° | 1,259 m | 2.5 mi |
| Alex Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,246 m | 1.7 mi |
| Duck Mountain | NE 37° | 1,243 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NE 48° | 1,229 m | 4.8 mi |
| Fodderstack | E 82° | 1,209 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358714542
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