Bowlin Bluff
Bowlin Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 279 m. Bald Rock Mountain stands 475 m to the southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bowlin Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 279 m
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds
- 28.6 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bowlin Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Moon Rock: 3.2 mi
- Stovall Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Barker Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Jump-Off Rock: 6.1 mi
- Odenville Park: 4.5 mi
- Dillard Park: 8.4 mi
- Wilson Park: 8.7 mi
- Springville City Park: 9.3 mi
- Ashville Community Park: 9.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Jones Chapel Road: 12.4 mi
- Antioch Cemetary: 16.7 mi
- Alabama Fallen Warriors Monument: 16.8 mi
- USAF Combat Controller SSGT. Forrest B. Sibley Memorial Bridge: 17.2 mi
- Mustang Museum of America: 5.5 mi
- John W. Inzer Museum: 9.6 mi
- Ashville Museum & Archives: 9.6 mi
- Standard Oil Products Museum: 17.3 mi
- International Motorsports Hall of Fame: 17.3 mi
- Horse Pens 40: 14.7 mi
- Trussville Entertainment District: 17.4 mi
- OBA Artwalk: 18.3 mi
- Janney Furnace: 18.6 mi
- Talladega College Sign: 22.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 5.5 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Pine Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 21.3 mi
- Ruffner Mountain: 23.5 mi
- Big Spring: 5.9 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 24.3 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Northbound): 9.8 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Southbound): 11.7 mi
- Angel Wings: 18.3 mi
- Welcome To Oneonta: 18.3 mi
- Minden: 12.8 mi
- School Bus Island: 18.4 mi
- Laylas’s Garden: 20.6 mi
- Nectar Covered Bridge: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Bowlin Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mountain | SW 216° | 475 m | 9.1 mi |
| Chandler Mountain | N 6° | 452 m | 14.4 mi |
| Butler Mountain | W 272° | 430 m | 16.5 mi |
| Foster Mountain | W 270° | 421 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cahaba Mountain | WNW 282° | 419 m | 11.6 mi |
| Saint Clair Mountain | NW 305° | 414 m | 12.1 mi |
| Black Oak Mountain | W 268° | 413 m | 17.1 mi |
| Praytor Mountain | W 271° | 411 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:03 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneonta, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358997304
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