Alum Cliffs
Alum Cliffs is a cliff in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 245 m. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the south-southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 245 m
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 38.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 22.8 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Selby Knob: 4.5 mi
- Gundy Knob: 4.7 mi
- Horseback Knob: 4.8 mi
- Sams Knob: 5.6 mi
- Isaiahs Knob: 5.7 mi
- Coppel Athletic Complex: 3.1 mi
- Adena State Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Southern Playground: 5.0 mi
- Mead Park: 5.3 mi
- Yoctangee Park: 5.3 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Spruce Hill: 3.6 mi
- Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area: 6.1 mi
- Ross Lake State Wildlife Area: 9.2 mi
- Pike Lake State Park: 12.8 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 1.4 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 5.0 mi
- Ross County Museum: 5.1 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 5.3 mi
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center: 6.1 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 1.9 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 4.5 mi
- The Grove: 4.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 10.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 10.0 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 2.1 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Dard Hunter: 4.8 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 17.0 mi
- Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 4.5 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 4.6 mi
- Third Tier: 4.6 mi
- Lookout Point: 7.1 mi
- Sugar Point: 7.4 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 18.7 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 4.8 mi
- Pumpkin Show Mural: 21.6 mi
- Knockemstiff: 3.6 mi
- South Ridge: 16.5 mi
- South Beach: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Alum Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | SSW 191° | 403 m | 4.8 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | SSW 194° | 402 m | 6.4 mi |
| Long | S 180° | 397 m | 11.1 mi |
| Sand Hill | NE 55° | 395 m | 9.6 mi |
| Ball Knob | S 182° | 394 m | 5.9 mi |
| Nevins Hill | W 261° | 393 m | 13.7 mi |
| Davis Knob | S 190° | 392 m | 5.9 mi |
| McMechen Hill | SW 232° | 392 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:31 | 17:13 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chillicothe Mound City, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357466300
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 5 mi
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