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The Cliffs

The Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

The Cliffs is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,452 m. Likely Mountain stands 2,249 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Harper Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1452 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.27572, -120.94275

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 7
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of The Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Likely MountainESE 113°2,249 m21.4 mi
Knox MountainESE 117°2,149 m14.2 mi
Manzanita MountainE 89°2,137 m7.4 mi
Grouse MountainNE 54°2,111 m6.0 mi
Horsehead MountainENE 57°1,988 m5.4 mi
Schaffer MountainNNE 13°1,988 m6.2 mi
Hermit ButteENE 65°1,979 m9.2 mi
Spring HillSSE 164°1,955 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3219:5920:41
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:2715:5416:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842475562706863524134
Precip in1.91.51.71.61.70.80.20.20.41.01.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Adin RS, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358800336

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