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Sunbeam Buttress

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Elevation, modelled
340 m
Tallest summit within 19.4 miles
Grassy Knob450 m · 18.9 mi
Nearest byway
Red River Gorge Scenic Byway1.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:00local time
Coordinates
37.7353, -83.6374
Sunbeam Buttress, seen from above at true elevation

Sunbeam Buttress is a cliff in Kentucky, at a modelled 340 m. Grassy Knob stands 450 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Great Arch, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Sunbeam Buttress. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobW 280°450 m18.9 mi
Pilot KnobESE 113°445 m19.3 mi
State RockWNW 282°433 m11.3 mi
McKinney MountainW 274°432 m18.4 mi
Buzzard RoostWNW 282°429 m18.6 mi
Low KnobW 273°425 m17.8 mi
Sparks MountainW 265°422 m15.9 mi
Raven RockNW 316°421 m12.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1219:47
June solstice06:1420:2121:00
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:4716:3917:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746566471757468574638
Precip in3.93.84.74.95.14.56.13.33.53.43.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beattyville 4N, 8 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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