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Cliff Mountain

Cliff Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cliff Mountain rises to 934 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bowling Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49021010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
934 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.76065, -82.79683

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Duffield Community Park: 3.6 mi
  • Cadet Park: 6.8 mi
  • Frog Level Park: 7.0 mi
  • Carnes Gym Field: 7.1 mi
  • Southwest Virginia Museum: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 16
Historic sites: 10
  • The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 4.7 mi
  • Highest Point in Kentucky: 11.9 mi
  • Stone Face Rock: 13.2 mi
  • Coach Harry Fry: 15.0 mi
  • Battle of Kingsport: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
  • Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 3.3 mi
  • Fannon Train Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Southwest Virginia Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 7.4 mi
  • June Tolliver House: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Woodbooger Statue: 14.4 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 19.5 mi
  • War memorial Honor Roll: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grounds: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Cliff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobNE 45°1,288 m13.0 mi
Black MountainNNW 333°1,259 m11.9 mi
The DoublesNNW 336°1,247 m11.1 mi
Eagle KnobNE 49°1,196 m13.9 mi
Camp RockNE 50°1,188 m13.0 mi
Little MountainNE 48°1,130 m12.3 mi
Potato HillNNW 330°1,123 m10.1 mi
MCD 173WNW 296°1,096 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1320:1620:54
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4116:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745546370747367564537
Precip in4.95.05.45.05.14.65.54.53.83.13.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Stone GAP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356581806

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