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Little Sheep Cliff

Little Sheep Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Little Sheep Cliff rises to 1,320 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the west, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Cliff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31631454, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,320 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.13259, -83.09348

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Glassyrock Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Hurricane Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Silver Slip Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Twin Falls: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 1.5 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 1.9 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 5.2 mi
  • Whiteside Mountain: 5.4 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 15
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 11.6 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 13.3 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 15.9 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 16.0 mi
  • General Pickens Monument: 17.5 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 7.3 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 11.7 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 15.6 mi
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 19.0 mi
  • 12 Spies Vineyards: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 6
  • Ear: 12.8 mi
  • Chalice: 13.2 mi
  • American Eclipse: 13.3 mi
  • Moai Statue: 18.2 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 15.1 mi
  • North Beach: 22.8 mi
  • South Beach: 24.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Moody Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Little Sheep Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yellow MountainW1,562 m5.5 mi
Shortoff MountainWSW1,521 m5.2 mi
Whiteside MountainSW1,489 m4.4 mi
Goat KnobWSW1,418 m5.0 mi
Bear MountainNNE1,406 m2.3 mi
Glassyrock MountainN1,404 m2.5 mi
Chimneytop MountainSE1,401 m2.7 mi
Little Hogback MountainE1,392 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643505865686661524236
Precip in8.06.97.67.06.67.27.17.18.06.57.88.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808064

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