Lili’s Leap Falls
Lili’s Leap Falls is a waterfall in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 342 m. State Rock stands 433 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mariba Rib Arch, a natural arch 0.2 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 28.5 m
- Width
- 1 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Red River Gorge Scenic Byway, National
- 10.6 mi off the Zilpo Road
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Staircase · 4 mi
- Adena Arch · 4 mi
- Lower Sky Bridge Ridge · 5 mi
- Princess Arch · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mariba Rib Arch: 0.2 mi
- Dog House Arch: 1.0 mi
- Laurel Fork Arch: 1.5 mi
- Guardian Of Copperas Arch: 3.4 mi
- Sandy Arch: 3.5 mi
- Board Wall: 3.6 mi
- Lumpy Wall: 3.6 mi
- Indian Creek: 3.7 mi
- Purple Valley: 3.7 mi
- Lost Ridge: 4.1 mi
- Tower Rock: 4.5 mi
- Cloud Splitter: 4.5 mi
- Hens Nest Rock: 4.7 mi
- Donathan Rock: 5.0 mi
- Chimney Top Rock: 5.5 mi
- Mariba Arches Complex Falls: 0.8 mi
- Bear Dog Falls: 1.1 mi
- West Mariba Fork Falls: 1.1 mi
- Ataullah Falls: 1.1 mi
- East Mariba Fork Falls: 1.2 mi
- Menifee County Park: 4.1 mi
- Downtown Park: 10.8 mi
- Lions Club Park: 15.4 mi
- Old Mill Park: 17.0 mi
- Main Street Park: 17.1 mi
- Wild Things! of Kentucky: 9.7 mi
- Balanced Rock: 10.0 mi
- Gorge Underground: 10.4 mi
- Southeast Mountain Guides: 12.8 mi
- Red River Gorge Zipline: 13.6 mi
- Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 10.7 mi
- Morgan Co Historical Society: 17.1 mi
- Red River Museum: 19.2 mi
- Morehead History & Railroad Museum: 21.5 mi
- Three Forks Historical Museum: 22.9 mi
- Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Billy Branch Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Bourbon Iron Works: 18.2 mi
- Cottage Furnace: 20.8 mi
- Freedom Park (WWI Veterans Memorial): 21.6 mi
- Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Hidden Valley Training Area: 22.6 mi
- Junior Williamson Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- West Liberty Dough Boy: 17.1 mi
- Jewell Lane Community Garden: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Lili’s Leap Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Rock | WSW 240° | 433 m | 16.9 mi |
| Tater Knob | N 8° | 423 m | 11.5 mi |
| South Knob | NW 324° | 419 m | 12.5 mi |
| Morris Mountain | W 274° | 414 m | 16.9 mi |
| Gate Post Hill | N 357° | 410 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ESE 119° | 403 m | 15.2 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 272° | 400 m | 16.4 mi |
| Carrington Rock | NNW 342° | 399 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:21 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:38 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Liberty 3NW, 15 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 138 | 195 | 194 | 158 | 104 | 43.8 | 38.9 | 29.2 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 48.2 | 116 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Red River Near Hazel Green, KY, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12373978016
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