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Teacup Cliff

Teacup Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Teacup Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 471 m. Golman Mountain stands 536 m to the west-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gravelly Cliff, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
471 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.64174, -84.88272

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
  • Water Rock House Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • The Cal Knob: 2.2 mi
  • Schoolhouse Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Cherry Gap Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Grren Ford Swinging Bridge: 9.0 mi
  • Rock Hole: 10.3 mi
  • Hollow Rock: 10.4 mi
  • Old KY-90 Bridge: 10.5 mi
  • Twin Arch North: 10.7 mi
Natural arches: 12
  • Buffalo Arch: 7.1 mi
  • Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 10.0 mi
  • Etta's Arch: 12.0 mi
  • Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 12.3 mi
  • Amphitheater Arch: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Town Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Handcock Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Angel Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Big Spring Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Meadow Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 3
Springs: 3
  • Koger Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Mill Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 22.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Teacup Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Golman MountainWSW 245°536 m8.6 mi
Cherry Gap MountainN 350°530 m2.8 mi
Bald RockWSW 255°527 m6.1 mi
Slippery RockWSW 250°525 m5.0 mi
Guffey MountainNW 326°525 m6.4 mi
Kennedy MountainW 268°525 m8.0 mi
Bridgeman MountainNNW 330°522 m5.7 mi
Lynch PinnacleSW 228°519 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1719:52
June solstice06:2220:2421:02
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4916:4817:28

Local time (America/Kentucky/Monticello).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745546269737266564538

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickett SP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358608712

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