Blacks Bluff
Blacks Bluff is a cliff in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 192 m. Flagpole Mountain stands 598 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 192 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Lynn Overlook · 27 mi
- Little River Falls Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walker Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Mount Alto: 1.9 mi
- Horseleg Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Myrtle Hill: 3.0 mi
- Parks Hoke Park: 2.6 mi
- Wolfe Park: 2.7 mi
- East Rome Historic District: 2.8 mi
- South Broad Street Historic District: 2.9 mi
- Riverview Park: 3.3 mi
- Trippeer Arch: 1.6 mi
- Old Middle School Arch: 1.7 mi
- Forrest Monument: 2.9 mi
- West Rome High Marker: 4.2 mi
- The Old Berry Dairy: 7.9 mi
- Rome Area History Museum: 3.3 mi
- Martha Berry Museum and Art Gallery: 4.5 mi
- Chieftains Museum: 4.7 mi
- Polk County Historical Society Museum: 14.4 mi
- Aragon Historical Society: 14.7 mi
- Coosa Valley Fair Grounds: 4.5 mi
- Shed covered in license plates: 12.3 mi
- Creekside Farms: 15.3 mi
- Hightower Falls Event Venue: 19.7 mi
- Rockery: 2.9 mi
- Porter Garden: 3.0 mi
- Livingston: 8.0 mi
- Everett Springs: 20.0 mi
- Hightower Falls: 19.8 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 24.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 10.6 mi
- Little Sister of Liberty: 22.1 mi
- John's Mountain WMA: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Blacks Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagpole Mountain | SW 224° | 598 m | 17.9 mi |
| Bogan Peak | WNW 283° | 505 m | 17.0 mi |
| Shorty Mountain | SW 220° | 484 m | 16.9 mi |
| High Point | NW 325° | 468 m | 14.7 mi |
| Lavender Mountain | NNW 346° | 466 m | 8.5 mi |
| Calbeck Mountain | NNE 18° | 464 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Alto | NW 308° | 456 m | 1.9 mi |
| Bogan Mountain | WNW 292° | 429 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:20 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:20 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:57 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rome, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/982898628
Take the scenic way to Blacks Bluff.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.