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Twenty Minute Cliff

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Elevation, modelled
806 m
Tallest summit within 10.9 miles
Maintop Mountain1,232 m · 5.9 mi
Nearest byway
Blue Ridge Parkwayon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:43local time
Coordinates
37.8975, -79.0539
Twenty Minute Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Twenty Minute Cliff is a cliff in Virginia, at a modelled 806 m. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rock Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Twenty Minute Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainSW 219°1,232 m5.9 mi
The PriestS 185°1,227 m5.4 mi
Elk Pond MountainSW 226°1,226 m8.4 mi
Three RidgesSE 125°1,210 m4.7 mi
Devils KnobENE 76°1,172 m5.5 mi
Potatopatch MountainENE 76°1,172 m5.6 mi
Little PriestS 189°1,133 m6.7 mi
Spy RockSW 217°1,128 m6.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 31
Springs: 16
Artworks: 10
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:28
June solstice05:5520:0320:43
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:2916:2017:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 6 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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