Cliff · Alabama
Big Rock
Big Rock is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 367 m. Nat Mountain stands 489 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Soda Top, a peak 1.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 367 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.52176, -86.31693
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Soda Top: 1.6 mi
- Shin Point: 1.7 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Nebo Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Hawkins Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Grant Park: 4.4 mi
- New Hope City Park: 5.9 mi
- Lindsey-Honeycomb Creek Wild Area: 6.0 mi
- Cathedral Caverns State Park: 6.2 mi
- Yogi Bears Jellystone Park: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 44
- Honeycomb Natural Bridge: 4.4 mi
- Cathedral Caverns: 6.6 mi
- Cathedral Caverns State Park: 6.6 mi
- Mabrey's Rock of Ages: 11.1 mi
- Huntsville Speedway: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 27
- Whittaker Narrows: 2.7 mi
- Honey Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Painted Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Blue Rock Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Street Bluff: 8.6 mi
Museums: 16
- SMPA Artist House: 18.0 mi
- Burritt Museum: 18.5 mi
- Albertville Museum: 18.6 mi
- The Scottsboro Boy's Museum & Cultural Center: 18.9 mi
- Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage Center: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 13
- Meridian Arts Gallery: 12.8 mi
- Artisans Cove FRames and Art: 13.2 mi
- ART Custom Framing: 13.6 mi
- Scottsboro Boys Mural: 19.1 mi
- SkyLume: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 13
- 1989 Tornado Memorial: 18.5 mi
- Ricky's Rocket: 19.0 mi
- Hotel Monte Sano: 19.6 mi
- Eternal Flame: 20.9 mi
- Kaffeeklatsch: 21.1 mi
Springs: 10
- Byrd Spring: 18.0 mi
- Little Chalybeate Spring: 18.1 mi
- Fearn Spring: 18.1 mi
- Alm's Spring: 19.0 mi
- Carter's Chalybeat Spring: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Monte Sano State Park Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Pavilion 12: 20.4 mi
- Pavilion 7: 20.4 mi
- Pavilion 9: 20.4 mi
- Pavilion 11: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 10.7 mi
- Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 2
- Marie's Garden: 14.9 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Little Nashville: 16.7 mi
- Bellefonte: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waterfall: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Talucah Beach: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Big Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Mountain | NNE 18° | 489 m | 12.6 mi |
| McCoy Mountain | NNE 33° | 460 m | 11.3 mi |
| Splitrock Mountain | N 10° | 457 m | 8.5 mi |
| Gunters Mountain | ENE 69° | 420 m | 8.5 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | W 279° | 409 m | 11.7 mi |
| Wade Point | WNW 288° | 401 m | 12.1 mi |
| Lemley Mountain | W 273° | 394 m | 8.0 mi |
| Meeks Mountain | W 263° | 386 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:25 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:01 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owens Cross Roads 3S, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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