Cliff · North Carolina
Stony Spur Cliff
Stony Spur Cliff is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 611 m. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the west-southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Vann Cliff, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Appalachian Medley runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 611 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.86760, -82.84514
- On the Appalachian Medley
- 5.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 9.4 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 16.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 2 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 25 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 26 mi
- Haw Creek Valley (MP 380.0) · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Deer Park Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Lamb Knob: 1.4 mi
- Hot Springs Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Long Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Spring Creek Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
- Barnard Park: 5.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 29
- Spring Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
- Needles Falls: 2.4 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 6.6 mi
- Dudley Falls: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Dixie Highway Monument: 1.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 5.1 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 7.4 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 10.2 mi
- US Constitution: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Vann Cliff: 0.9 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 6.4 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 14.0 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 14.0 mi
Museums: 10
- Rural Heritage Museum: 16.8 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 19.7 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 20.3 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 20.3 mi
- Doak House Museum: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 8
- Berm Park: 23.3 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 24.4 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 24.5 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 24.7 mi
- Passage: 24.9 mi
Springs: 7
- Big Rock Spring: 3.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.4 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 9.7 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 12.5 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 7
- French Broad Rafting: 7.0 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 17.3 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 23.2 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 23.5 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 6.8 mi
- Overlook Access: 7.6 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Griffing Rose Garden: 23.7 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 24.0 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 24.5 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 24.5 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 11.0 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 22.9 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 15.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wasp: 5.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Covered Bridge Trail: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Stony Spur Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,430 m | 3.9 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | SW 232° | 1,407 m | 7.9 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | WSW 246° | 1,406 m | 4.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,311 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rich Knob | S 178° | 1,295 m | 7.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 259° | 1,290 m | 6.5 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,276 m | 5.5 mi |
| Starret Knob | SSE 155° | 1,269 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357803773
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