Cliff · Kentucky
Yellow Cliff
Yellow Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 500 m. Golman Mountain stands 536 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cal Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 500 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.61563, -84.83855
- 8.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- The Cal Knob: 1.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 1.0 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Stepp Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Schoolhouse Hill: 2.4 mi
Cliffs
- Greenwood Cliff: 1.4 mi
- Gravelly Cliff: 2.9 mi
- Teacup Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Brokedown Cliff: 3.4 mi
- Wolf Cliff: 4.3 mi
Parks: 35
- Pickett State Rustic Park Historic District: 5.0 mi
- Slave Falls: 7.0 mi
- Twin Arches: 7.1 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park: 8.5 mi
- Sergeant Alvin York Mill State Historic Area: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 20
- Rock Hole: 7.3 mi
- Grren Ford Swinging Bridge: 7.6 mi
- Twin Arch North: 7.6 mi
- Twin Arches: 7.7 mi
- Twin Arch South: 7.7 mi
Natural arches: 12
- Buffalo Arch: 4.2 mi
- Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 8.0 mi
- Etta's Arch: 9.4 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 9.6 mi
- Amphitheater Arch: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Angel Falls: 13.3 mi
- Town Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
- Handcock Falls: 16.4 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 16.4 mi
- Lick Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
Museums: 6
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 4.1 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 8.5 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 14.0 mi
- Old Jail: 14.0 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Wayne County Doughboy: 14.8 mi
- Rugby's Hidden History: 18.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Koger Spring: 18.2 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 19.7 mi
- Mill Spring: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 4.7 mi
- Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Yellow Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golman Mountain | W 260° | 536 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cherry Gap Mountain | NNW 327° | 530 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bald Rock | W 272° | 527 m | 8.3 mi |
| Slippery Rock | W 271° | 525 m | 7.1 mi |
| Guffey Mountain | NW 320° | 525 m | 9.3 mi |
| Kennedy Mountain | W 278° | 525 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bridgeman Mountain | NW 322° | 522 m | 8.6 mi |
| Lynch Pinnacle | WSW 250° | 519 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:17 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:23 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Monticello).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickett SP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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