Cliff Mountain
Cliff Mountain rises to 943 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the north-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearfence Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 943 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 19.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Point Overlook · 1 mi
- Hazeltop Ridge Overlook · 2 mi
- The Oaks Overlook · 3 mi
- Naked Creek Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
- Lawrence Beasley Park: 11.5 mi
- Hoover Ridge Football Complex: 11.7 mi
- Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 11.7 mi
- Greene County Park: 11.8 mi
- Bearfence Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Bush Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Lighted Top: 0.9 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 3.4 mi
- Five Tents: 3.6 mi
- CCC Camp: 5.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 9.4 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 9.2 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 9.7 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 11.6 mi
- Dukes of Hazard Museum: 14.8 mi
- Old School House Museum: 15.2 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Naked Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 3.9 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 5.1 mi
- Love: 15.3 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 21.9 mi
- Cootie Bug: 22.0 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 22.1 mi
- James Madison: 22.7 mi
- Lewis Spring: 5.2 mi
- Davids Spring: 6.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 8.0 mi
- Elkton Spring: 8.6 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 8.6 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 14.8 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 15.2 mi
- Luray Caverns: 15.2 mi
- The Garden Maze: 15.4 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 15.4 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 6.0 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 11.9 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 13.8 mi
- Pavilian: 20.0 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 22.0 mi
- ISAT Patio: 22.2 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 22.3 mi
- Heishman Garden: 23.3 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 4.0 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 18.8 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 24.4 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Cliff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | NNE 22° | 1,232 m | 8.3 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NE 40° | 1,172 m | 3.1 mi |
| Hazeltop | N 1° | 1,149 m | 2.4 mi |
| Spitler Hill | NNE 27° | 1,138 m | 7.5 mi |
| Nakedtop | NNE 18° | 1,138 m | 8.3 mi |
| Blackrock | N 5° | 1,116 m | 5.8 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NNE 23° | 1,097 m | 5.3 mi |
| Lewis Mountain | SW 232° | 1,087 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583328
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 4 mi
- Charlottesville · 29 mi
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