Cliff · Vermont
The Great Cliff
The Great Cliff is a cliff in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 856 m. Farr Peak stands 1,071 m to the south-southeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Horrid, a peak 0.4 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 856 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.84497, -72.96279
- 9.0 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 10 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 26 mi
- Mt Tom · 26 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Horrid: 0.4 mi
- Cape Lookoff Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Hawk Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Goshen Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Bradbury State Park: 5.6 mi
- Seminary Park: 6.9 mi
- Library Green: 6.9 mi
- Monument Park: 7.0 mi
- Brandon Central Park: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 26
- Goshen Town Forest: 2.7 mi
- Brandon Town Forest: 3.9 mi
- Pittsford Town Forest: 4.9 mi
- Proctor Town Forest: 5.4 mi
- Mount Carmel State Forest: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Civil War Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Honor Roll Hancock Vermont: 8.1 mi
- Robert Frost Summer Home: 8.6 mi
- Crown Point Road Monument: 10.3 mi
- Honor Roll: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Silent Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Top Rock: 14.0 mi
- Barber Ledge: 14.0 mi
- Upper Tier: 14.0 mi
- Deer Leap: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 18
- Queen Connie: 7.5 mi
- Around and About: 15.3 mi
- LOVE: 15.3 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 15.3 mi
- Chaos Xaxis: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 16
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 8.2 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 10.6 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 15.6 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 16.2 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Falls of Lana: 6.4 mi
- Texas Falls: 7.0 mi
- Otter Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 13.2 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 14.4 mi
Museums: 14
- Brandon Museum: 7.2 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 9.7 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 13.0 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 14.7 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 15.0 mi
Covered bridges: 9
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 12.0 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 16.4 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 19.1 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
- Cilley Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 8
- Japanese Garden: 14.3 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 3
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 21.8 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 22.2 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Robert Frost Wayside: 8.1 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of The Great Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farr Peak | SSE 159° | 1,071 m | 2.6 mi |
| Bloodroot Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,061 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SSE 156° | 1,027 m | 5.3 mi |
| Cape Lookoff Mountain | NW 325° | 1,024 m | 0.9 mi |
| Gillespie Peak | NNW 338° | 1,019 m | 2.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,018 m | 4.4 mi |
| Goshen Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,002 m | 1.1 mi |
| Boyce Mountain | N 7° | 989 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:54 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/734490278
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 14 mi
- Crown Point · 25 mi
- Waitsfield · 25 mi
- Woodstock · 27 mi
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