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Lili’s Leap Falls

Lili’s Leap Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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.

The record

What the record says

Height
28.5 m
Width
1 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.89045, -83.57136

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches
  • 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
Cliffs
  • 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
Peaks
  • 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
Waterfalls: 28
  • 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
Parks: 28
  • 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
Attractions: 6
  • Red River Appalachian Zip Line Tours: 2.0 mi
  • Wild Things! of Kentucky: 9.7 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 10.0 mi
  • Gorge Underground: 10.4 mi
  • Southeast Mountain Guides: 12.8 mi
Museums: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
  • 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
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • West Liberty Dough Boy: 17.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Lili’s Leap Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
State RockWSW 240°433 m16.9 mi
Tater KnobN 8°423 m11.5 mi
Raven RockW 263°421 m12.5 mi
South KnobNW 324°419 m12.5 mi
Morris MountainW 274°414 m16.9 mi
Gate Post HillN 357°410 m8.1 mi
Pilot KnobESE 119°403 m15.2 mi
Wildcat MountainW 272°400 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1219:46
June solstice06:1320:2121:01
September equinox07:2318:5819:33
December solstice07:4716:3817:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644546371747367554437
Precip in3.73.24.33.94.54.55.73.23.43.03.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Liberty 3NW, 15 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs13819519415810443.838.929.217.318.048.2116

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12373978016

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