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The Cliff

The Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

The Cliff is a cliff in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 336 m. Reed Hill stands 675 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is McFeeters Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Old Route 7 Byway passes 18 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
336 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.71925, -80.23952

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mason-Dixon Historical Park: 6.6 mi
  • New Hill Community Youth Park: 9.6 mi
  • Center Township Community Park: 11.0 mi
  • Grant Town Park: 11.8 mi
  • Mylan Park: 12.2 mi
Peaks: 39
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 12
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Sophia's Grave: 16.8 mi
  • Climbing and Rappelling: 22.2 mi
  • Climbing: 22.4 mi
  • Riverside Spot: 22.5 mi
  • Climbing: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reed HillESE 107°675 m23.3 mi
Bald KnobSE 128°656 m23.1 mi
Kincaid KnobSE 136°579 m21.9 mi
Kincaid KnobSE 145°544 m21.4 mi
Catherines KnobS 175°522 m6.0 mi
Bake Oven KnobSW 214°505 m8.7 mi
Honsocker KnobW 262°493 m8.9 mi
Devines KnobS 187°488 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5420:1220:53
September equinox07:0918:4419:20
December solstice07:3916:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293240516068727165524134
Precip in4.03.44.04.35.64.95.73.73.83.43.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burton, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356522126

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