Skip to content

Yellow Cliffs

OpenStreetMap · node/356575739

Plan a drive here
Elevation
725 m
Tallest summit within 12.9 miles
Bushytop1,142 m · 12.7 mi
Nearest byway
Skyline Drive12.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:43local time
Coordinates
38.6293, -78.6170
Yellow Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Yellow Cliffs is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded 725 m. Bushytop stands 1,142 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterfall Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 12 miles off.

Elevation
725 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Yellow Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BushytopESE 102°1,142 m12.7 mi
NakedtopESE 113°1,138 m12.4 mi
BlackrockSE 127°1,116 m11.7 mi
Pollock KnobESE 104°1,086 m12.9 mi
Millers HeadESE 102°1,062 m12.3 mi
Grubbs KnobSSW 207°975 m12.2 mi
Morgan KnobSSW 202°936 m9.1 mi
Third MountainSSW 202°932 m9.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 23
Springs: 17
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 6
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5120:0320:43
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:2916:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

More cliffs in Virginia

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Yellow Cliffs.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens