Cliff · Alabama
Blue Rock Bluff
Blue Rock Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 199 m. Wallace Mountain stands 409 m to the northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cave Mountain Small Wild Area, a park 1.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 199 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.43426, -86.42221
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cave Mountain Small Wild Area: 1.4 mi
- Lindsey-Honeycomb Creek Wild Area: 4.0 mi
- New Hope City Park: 7.3 mi
- Tom Jackson Park: 8.1 mi
- Arab City Park: 8.4 mi
Peaks
- Cave Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Haney Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Snow Point: 2.4 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Merrill Mountain: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 44
- Honeycomb Natural Bridge: 5.6 mi
- Huntsville Speedway: 11.2 mi
- Mabrey's Rock of Ages: 12.4 mi
- Cathedral Caverns: 15.0 mi
- Cathedral Caverns State Park: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Painted Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Honey Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Bean Rock Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Clark Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Mill Bluff: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 13
- 1989 Tornado Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Ricky's Rocket: 19.9 mi
- Triana Veterans Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Dane Estes Memorial: 21.0 mi
- Eternal Flame: 22.2 mi
Museums: 12
- SMPA Artist House: 15.8 mi
- Albertville Museum: 16.7 mi
- U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum: 20.1 mi
- Burritt Museum: 20.6 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Museum & Memorial: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 11
- Artisans Cove FRames and Art: 15.9 mi
- ART Custom Framing: 15.9 mi
- Meridian Arts Gallery: 18.2 mi
- SkyLume: 20.5 mi
- Artistic Images: 21.5 mi
Springs: 11
- Byrd Spring: 18.3 mi
- Little Chalybeate Spring: 21.1 mi
- Fearn Spring: 21.2 mi
- Alm's Spring: 21.3 mi
- Brahan Spring: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Pavilion 12: 21.2 mi
- Pavilion 7: 21.2 mi
- Pavilion 9: 21.2 mi
- Pavilion 11: 21.2 mi
- Pavilion 10: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 17.8 mi
- Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 20.8 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 23.7 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 2
- Marie's Garden: 16.5 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waterfall: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Talucah Beach: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Little Nashville: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Blue Rock Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Mountain | NW 325° | 409 m | 9.7 mi |
| Wade Point | NNW 331° | 401 m | 11.2 mi |
| Russell Point | NNW 327° | 397 m | 11.7 mi |
| Lemley Mountain | NNW 343° | 394 m | 6.8 mi |
| Whitesburg Mountain | WNW 298° | 391 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bell Point | WNW 300° | 387 m | 12.3 mi |
| Meeks Mountain | NNW 328° | 386 m | 5.9 mi |
| McKinney Mountain | NNW 341° | 385 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:25 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
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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