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Cliff Mountain

Cliff Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.44403, -78.45289

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 30
Waterfalls: 24
Museums: 23
  • 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
Artworks: 15
  • 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
Springs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Grounds: 1.4 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
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 19.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Cliff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillNNE 22°1,232 m8.3 mi
Fork MountainNE 40°1,172 m3.1 mi
HazeltopN 1°1,149 m2.4 mi
Spitler HillNNE 27°1,138 m7.5 mi
NakedtopNNE 18°1,138 m8.3 mi
BlackrockN 5°1,116 m5.8 mi
Stony MountainNNE 23°1,097 m5.3 mi
Lewis MountainSW 232°1,087 m1.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5120:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:2816:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035475562676561504032

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583328

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