Cliff · Alabama
Bell Bluff
Bell Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 172 m. Huntsville Mountain stands 476 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Ransom Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 172 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.55870, -86.63555
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ransom Hill: 0.8 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.2 mi
- John Black Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Walling Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Bell Point: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Laceys Spring Recreation Center: 3.2 mi
- Redstone Arsenal Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
- Bell Mountain Park: 5.1 mi
- Sunnyside Park: 5.3 mi
- Buchanan Park: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 44
- Huntsville Speedway: 5.8 mi
- Helicopter: 8.0 mi
- Helicopter: 8.0 mi
- SLS Core Stage Pathfinder: 10.5 mi
- Main Propulsion Test Article 098: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Plymouth Rock: 1.2 mi
- Lehmans Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Lewis Buff: 2.4 mi
- Coffee Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Watkins Bluff: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 20
- SkyLume: 9.9 mi
- ART Custom Framing: 10.8 mi
- Artisans Cove FRames and Art: 11.3 mi
- Artistic Images: 11.5 mi
- Eggbeater Jesus: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Triana Veterans Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Ricky's Rocket: 9.6 mi
- 1989 Tornado Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Cummings Research Park Lake Obelisk: 11.1 mi
- UAH Stone Geode: 11.8 mi
Museums: 14
- U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum: 9.6 mi
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center: 10.6 mi
- Huntsville Museum of Art: 12.0 mi
- Early Works Museum: 12.1 mi
- Constitution Hall Park: 12.1 mi
Springs: 13
- Byrd Spring: 7.9 mi
- Betts Spring: 9.2 mi
- Brahan Spring: 10.4 mi
- Big Spring: 12.1 mi
- Alm's Spring: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Pavilion 12: 10.3 mi
- Pavilion 9: 10.3 mi
- Pavilion 7: 10.3 mi
- Pavilion 10: 10.3 mi
- Pavilion 11: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 4
- Marie's Garden: 9.6 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 12.7 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 14.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Talucah Beach: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waterfall: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lacon: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Bell Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Mountain | NE 41° | 476 m | 10.3 mi |
| Sand Point | NNE 32° | 463 m | 11.7 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | E 96° | 409 m | 6.6 mi |
| Wade Point | E 80° | 401 m | 6.8 mi |
| Russell Point | ENE 78° | 397 m | 5.9 mi |
| Lemley Mountain | ESE 102° | 394 m | 10.3 mi |
| Whitesburg Mountain | SSE 153° | 391 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bell Point | SSE 148° | 387 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:02 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Intnl AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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