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Stanley Cliff

Stanley Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Stanley Cliff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 500 m. Sunup Knob stands 1,534 m to the south-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 4.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
500 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.87093, -83.10654

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 42
Parks: 26
Attractions: 17
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 4.3 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 13.6 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 21.2 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 21.5 mi
  • Parrot Mountain and Gardens: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
Historic sites: 10
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 11.3 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 15.4 mi
  • Dolly Parton childhood home: 16.5 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 20.8 mi
  • Masonic Monument: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cosby Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 14.5 mi
Springs: 7
Rest areas: 4
Museums: 4
Gardens: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Bear: 24.7 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Stanley Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunup KnobSSW 203°1,534.24 m9.4 mi
Mount CammererSSW 202°1,502.05 m8.0 mi
Rocky Face MountainSSW 207°1,417.19 m9.6 mi
Laurel MountainESE 117°1,311 m7.8 mi
Rich MountainESE 112°1,311 m9.5 mi
Snowbird MountainSSE 152°1,295 m6.4 mi
Round MountainE 100°1,290 m8.4 mi
Richbut MountainSSW 208°1,289.02 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1720:1520:53
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:4016:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586672767569594942
Precip in4.23.94.74.44.66.46.54.64.02.73.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356777399

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